Both Uses of
diplomacy
in
The Crystal Shard
- It had originally been built for the meetings of the ten spokesmen, but as interest in the councils had died away, Cassius, skilled in diplomacy and not above using strong-arm tactics, had appropriated the palace as his official residence and moved the council hall to a vacant warehouse tucked away in a remote corner of the city.†
Book 1diplomacy = skillful management of relations
- "You should be taught some diplomacy!" he scolded.†
Book 1 *
Definition:
the practice or skill of managing international relations or skillful management of relations in general