diplomatese

They say that they do in their diplomatese, which is to say that the Taliban must cooperate, must understand what a grave situation it faces, and must make the right decision.

CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2001 2001

Translated from "diplomatese" into ordinary language, Mathieu's statement makes it plain that the statistics and data generated and used by the regime to describe Ethiopia's economic performance and make predictions are basically "cooked up."

Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: The Voodoo Economics of Meles Zenawi 2010

Translated from "diplomatese" into ordinary language, Mathieu's statement makes it plain that the statistics and data generated and used by the regime to describe Ethiopia's economic performance and make predictions are basically "cooked up."

Ethiopia: The Voodoo Economics of Meles Zenawi 2010

That hard negotiations, if not quid pro quos, preceded the last-minute declaration of support can be gauged from the fact that the president told an Indian agency reporter in an interview before he left Washington that the Security Council membership issue was quite "complicated" -- diplomatese for "No way, Jose."

Sunil Adam: Obama's Job Hunt in India Sunil Adam 2010

That hard negotiations, if not quid pro quos, preceded the last-minute declaration of support can be gauged from the fact that the president told an Indian agency reporter in an interview before he left Washington that the Security Council membership issue was quite "complicated" -- diplomatese for "No way, Jose."

Sunil Adam: Obama's Job Hunt in India Sunil Adam 2010

Only then did Obama hand over the endorsement in India's Parliament but couched in such diplomatese that countless local hair were split over when "the years ahead" would dawn.

Sunil Sharan: Will India Win Coveted UN Seat? Sunil Sharan 2010

That hard negotiations, if not quid pro quos, preceded the last-minute declaration of support can be gauged from the fact that the president told an Indian agency reporter in an interview before he left Washington that the Security Council membership issue was quite "complicated" -- diplomatese for "No way, Jose."

Sunil Adam: Obama's Job Hunt in India Sunil Adam 2010

Only then did Obama hand over the endorsement in India's Parliament but couched in such diplomatese that countless local hair were split over when "the years ahead" would dawn.

Sunil Sharan: Will India Win Coveted UN Seat? Sunil Sharan 2010

It's far too early to say anything substantial about George Mitchell's efforts in negotiating a Middle East peace so we'll hear undecipherable diplomatese on the "two-state" thing.

Joseph A. Palermo: Bibi Goes to Washington: How About a Nuclear Free Middle East? 2009

One, in diplomatese, is to "play it long," to avoid turning a drama into a crisis.

Nothing Short Of Doomsday 2008