Antonyms for statecraft

Grammar : Noun

Spell : steyt-kraft, -krahft

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsteɪtˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft

Definition of statecraft

As in politics : noun art and science of administration of government
As in diplomacy : noun tact
As in government : noun management, administration

Example sentences :

It was received graciously, and Henry's reply was a masterly piece of statecraft.
Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard

It is true that statecraft must make human nature its basis.
Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann

This reversal is pregnant with a new outlook for statecraft.
Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann

That a statecraft might deal with the tariff as an aid to its purposes is evident.
Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann

Perhaps he was right; with his statecraft it may well be that he could have done no other than what he did.
Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope

Never was the writer's statecraft unfolded to greater daring.
Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane

It is statecraft that is wanted, not politics or religious dogma.
Extract from : « Pan-Islam » by George Wyman Bury

This was one of the greatest strokes of statecraft ever devised.
Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard

The instinct of the nation was wiser than the statecraft of the king.
Extract from : « History of the English People, Volume V (of 8) » by John Richard Green

You certainly handled the detective with European statecraft.
Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Charles Goddard

Synonyms for statecraft

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