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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of démarche English)
WordNet
n. a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs
Wikipedia
A démarche (; from the French word whose literal meaning is "gait") has come to refer either to
- a line of action; move; countermove; maneuver, especially in diplomatic relations, or
- formal diplomatic representation of the official position, views, or wishes on a given subject from one government to another government or intergovernmental organization.
Diplomatic démarches are delivered to the appropriate official of the government or organization. Démarches generally seek to persuade, inform, or gather information from a foreign government. Governments may also use a démarche to protest or object to actions by a foreign government. Informally, the word is sometimes used as a verb to describe making or receiving such correspondence.
Usage examples of "demarche".
I met Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the forthcoming Austrian demarche at Belgrade was alluded to by his Excellency in the conversation that ensued.
American and British ambassadors in Moscow presented a diplomatic demarche to Anatoly Chernyayev, foreign policy adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev.
It was the most public and the most strongly worded demarche from State Department servants to the State Department that has ever been recorded.
He further argued that, in the absence of a US demarche to Athens, warning the dictators to desist, it might be assumed that the United States was indifferent to this.
Yet no demarche bearing his name or carrying his authority was issued to the Greek junta.
If the settlement there proves successful, he intends to attempt a demarche on Palestine or possibly the Gulf.