Statecraft

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  • noun. The skill entailed in leading a state or country.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The art of conducting state affairs; state management; statesmanship.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The art of conducting state affairs; state management; statesmanship.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The skills of being a statesman, of leading a country well.
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  • noun. wisdom in the management of public affairs
  • Word Usage
    "A realistic plan to prevent them from occurring is what people with experience in statecraft call 'strategy,' something Senator Obama has not offered yet."
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    wisdom  wiseness  
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