public diplomacy

noun

In international relations, any of the various government-sponsored efforts aimed at communicating directly with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence with the aim that this foreign public supports or tolerates a government's strategic objectives, including the use of propaganda.

“Near-synonym: propaganda (sometimes asserted to be synonymous)”

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propaganda
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Meanings

nounpublic diplomacy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn international relations, any of the various government-sponsored efforts aimed at communicating directly with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence with the aim that this foreign public supports or tolerates a government's strategic objectives, including the use of propaganda.

    Near-synonym: propaganda (sometimes asserted to be synonymous)

    Synonyms: propaganda

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn international relations, any of the various government-sponsored efforts aimed at communicating directly with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence with the aim that this foreign public supports or tolerates a government's strategic objectives, including the use of propaganda.

Similar
propaganda
Also see
propaganda
Cite this entry
APA

public diplomacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20diplomacy

MLA

“public diplomacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20diplomacy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public diplomacy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20diplomacy.

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