Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DIPLOMACY
delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse
(noun) subtly skillful handling of a situation
statesmanship, statecraft, diplomacy
(noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs
diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations
(noun) negotiation between nations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diplomacy (countable and uncountable, plural diplomacies)
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc, bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.
Synonyms: statesmanship, statecraft
Hyponyms: dollar diplomacy, gastrodiplomacy
Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*plo"ma*cy, n. Etym: [F. diplomatie. This word, like supremacy, retains the accent of its original. See Diploma.]
1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms usually employed.
2. Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact.
3. The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the diplomatic body. [R.] Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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