public diplomacy
In international relations, any of the various government-sponsored efforts aimed at…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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)
Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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