What's the difference between diplomacy and protocol?

Diplomacy


Definition:

  • (n.) The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms usually employed.
  • (n.) Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact.
  • (n.) The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the diplomatic body.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Had he learned diplomacy, his career might have suffered less.
  • (2) The index, now in its third year, was compiled by the PR firm Portland Communications in conjunction with the University of Southern California school of public diplomacy.
  • (3) And the larger point is this: it is diplomacy.. that can best solve disputes like this in the 21st century.
  • (4) The pope, whose foray into diplomacy helped spur negotiations between the US and Cuba , is expected to address the topic in a speech before the UN in New York in September.
  • (5) High stakes is a terrible cliche, but this is about as high stakes as diplomacy gets.
  • (6) There was diplomacy, all right, but it was diplomacy aimed at licensing war.
  • (7) "My definition of diplomacy is to create space for dialogue," he said.
  • (8) In this manner the society succeeded in attracting many thousands of workers to its meetings and worked without openly alienating employers, trade unions, the government, or the medical profession--a remarkable feat of diplomacy.
  • (9) 'Azerbaijan is turning into a dictatorship – we shouldn't fall for its caviar diplomacy' Read more The crowded courtroom was growing increasing stifling as the air-conditioner could not cope with mid-August heat.
  • (10) His message was echoed by Albert Royo, of Diplocat, the Catalan body responsible for public diplomacy.
  • (11) It was a turning point in history, and was a written text promoting peace and diplomacy.
  • (12) The history of the Gujarat riots and the RSS connection is not going to simplify diplomacy anywhere in the Islamic world.
  • (13) Israel has repeatedly threatened to take military action if diplomacy fails to contain Iran’s nuclear aspirations.
  • (14) Both sides, wearied by decades of fruitless diplomacy, cautioned that an initial meeting – scheduled for the "next week or so" in Washington, according to Kerry – will not automatically lead to productive negotiations.
  • (15) For Merkel, the meeting is the start of a week of whirlwind diplomacy that will see her meeting heads of state in Tallin, Prague and Warsaw before hosting first the leaders of the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, and then the presidents of Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia at Schloss Meseberg, a baroque castle outside Berlin.
  • (16) Rightly, Miliband gives diplomacy more time, while those in his party, like Ben Bradshaw on these pages on Thursday, who support military intervention cite their leader to make the case.
  • (17) In the first comments to come out of Damascus since the accord to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons, brokered by Russia and the US, was announced, Ali Haidar, paid fulsome tribute to its longstanding ally, praising "the achievement of the Russian diplomacy and the Russian leadership".
  • (18) Some will argue that Turnbull needed to avoid megaphone diplomacy – that is, direct public criticism of Trump’s refugee bans – to preserve the US deal to take refugees off Nauru and Manus Island.
  • (19) They have learned from this and dedicate a lot of effort toward diplomacy and government cooperation.
  • (20) The entire Middle East will benefit if this is the new normal.” Hossein Rassam, a London-based Iranian analyst, said the lifting of sanctions would bring two years of intensive diplomacy to fruition.

Protocol


Definition:

  • (n.) The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty, dispatch, or other instrument.
  • (n.) The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or transaction.
  • (n.) A preliminary document upon the basis of which negotiations are carried on.
  • (n.) A convention not formally ratified.
  • (n.) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results reached by them at a particular stage of a negotiation.
  • (v. t.) To make a protocol of.
  • (v. i.) To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue protocols.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In addition, this pretreatment protocol did not modify the recipient immune response against B-lymphocyte alloantigens which developed in unsuccessful transplants.
  • (2) An effective graft-surveillance protocol needs to be applicable to all patients; practical in terms of time, effort, and cost; reliable; and able to detect, grade, and assess progression of lesions.
  • (3) Participants (n=165) entering a week-long outpatient education program completed a protocol measuring self-care patterns, glycosylated hemoglobin levels, and emotional well-being.
  • (4) Two cases with primary Carcinoma in situ (Cis) were treated with the same protocol.
  • (5) However, there was no consistent protocol for the method or duration of drug administration.
  • (6) Survival was independent of the type of clinical presentation and protocol employed but was correlated with the stage (P less than 0.0005), symptoms (P less than 0.025), bulky disease (P less than 0.025) and bone marrow involvement (P less than 0.025).
  • (7) This new protocol has increased the effectiveness of the toxicology laboratory and enhanced the efficiency of the house staff.
  • (8) Our results on humoral and cellular components of immunity in dependence of age, according to SENIEUR protocol admission criteria are presented.
  • (9) Based upon our clinical experience and this review of the literature, a suggested management protocol is presented.
  • (10) A standard protocol is reported for the highly efficient demonstration of replication patterns corresponding to R-type and G-type banding.
  • (11) Three-year and short-term instillation protocols were compared with each other and with the combination of the two.
  • (12) The use of a major pancreatic resection for the surgical management of necrotizing pancreatitis should be excluded from treatment protocols.
  • (13) We conclude that, whereas an identical protocol of acute ND had no significant effects on diaphragm muscle structure and function in adult rats, adolescent animals exhibit significantly less nutritional reserve.
  • (14) We outline a protocol for presenting the diagnosis of pseudoseizure with the goal of conveying to the patient the importance of knowing the nonepileptic nature of the spells and the need for psychiatric follow-up.
  • (15) The protocols which were developed in these studies also provide an effective maneuver for tumor-specific immunotherapy.
  • (16) In a previous report dealing with the guanidine hydrochloride protocol for the extraction of RNA from mouse peritoneal macrophages, we identified a major source of RNA-degrading activity and showed that its removal early in the extraction procedure resulted in a more dependable method for the recovery of high-quality RNA.
  • (17) Various protocols were employed to induce LTP and were deemed successful as evaluated by recording sustained enhancement of the mean peak amplitude of conventionally elicited large compound EPSPs and extracellular field potentials.
  • (18) This is the final report of the Phase I Protocol for the initial clinical study of Multiple Dose WR-2721 with radiotherapy (RTOG 80-02).
  • (19) This paper evaluates 94 patients with AAF and 462 patients with GBM treated with radiation therapy with or without BCNU on 3 consecutive randomized protocols of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) between 1974 and 1983.
  • (20) The patients were included in a protocol including orthopedic and US controls.