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STATECRAFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does statecraft mean? 

STATECRAFT (noun)
  The noun STATECRAFT has 1 sense:

1. wisdom in the management of public affairsplay

  Familiarity information: STATECRAFT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STATECRAFT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Wisdom in the management of public affairs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

diplomacy; statecraft; statesmanship

Hypernyms ("statecraft" is a kind of...):

wisdom; wiseness (the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight)


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