démarche
/deɪˈmɑɹʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse.
noun
A diplomatic note without a personal attribution conveying an official protest or request for support, less formal than a bout de papier or a note verbale but of similar status to an aide-mémoire.
Example Sentences
- "A less formal way of making diplomatic representations or protests is called a démarche. The following from the US Department of State handbook sets out the typical procedures and purposes of a démarche."
- "He did not question the Communist Party's conformity to Moscow, but he thought that the impact of a démarche would be limited since the Portuguese Communists could not afford to tone down their policies lest they be outflanked from the left."
- "The EU made a démarche on 16 April 2003 calling for the continuation of discussions regarding this so-called “follow-up mechanism”, but beyond the one-off meeting, the mechanism never took off and was soon forgotten due to staff changes within the EU bureaucracy."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, demarchier
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /deɪˈmɑɹʃ/
- British English: /deɪˈmɑːʃ/