Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shuttle diplomacy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: shut-tle diplo-ma-cy
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The White House denied today that it would conduct quiet “shuttle diplomacy” with Chinese diplomats at the United Nations on matters directly involving Washington and Peking."
"Yet the model surfaced again this week, when President Emmanuel Macron of France was asked by a reporter during his shuttle diplomacy in Moscow whether Finlandization was a possibility for Ukraine. He replied, “Yes, it is one of the options on the table.”"
"Shuttle diplomacy appears to be moderating its war plans."

Etymology

Popularized by Henry Kissinger during his term as United States Secretary of State.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shuttle diplomacies (plural) shuttlecock diplomacy (alternative)

Questions

What does shuttle diplomacy mean?: Use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.
Where does shuttle diplomacy come from?: Popularized by Henry Kissinger during his term as United States Secretary of State.

How to pronounce shuttle diplomacy

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “shuttle diplomacy”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “shuttle diplomacy”.
Repeat and practice — Say “shuttle diplomacy” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.