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public diplomacy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In international relations, any of the various government-sponsored efforts aimed at communicating directly with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence with the aim that this foreign public supports or tolerates a government's strategic objectives, including the use of propaganda.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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  • Near-synonym: propaganda (sometimes asserted to be synonymous)

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Synonyms: propaganda

Antonyms: none provided

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