statecraft

state·craft

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [steyt-kraft, -krahft]
- /ˈsteɪtˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/
- /ˈsteɪt.krɑːft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steyt-kraft, -krahft]
- /ˈsteɪtˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/

Definitions of statecraft word

noun statecraft the art of government and diplomacy. 1
noun statecraft the art of conducting public affairs; statesmanship 0
abbreviation STATECRAFT statesmanship 0

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Origin of statecraft

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; state + craft

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Parts of speech for Statecraft

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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statecraft popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for statecraft

noun statecraft

backroom — A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
civics — Civics is the study of the rights and duties of the citizens of a society.
diplomacy — the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.
feds — the Fed, Informal. the Federal Reserve System.
government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.

All 7 Synonyms of statecraft