démarche
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French démarche, from Middle French, from 12th century demarcher (“to march”),[1] from Old French demarchier, from de- + marchier.[2]
Attested 1658,[2] in sense “walk, step”; meaning “a diplomatic move” attested from 1670s.[1]
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
démarche (plural démarches)
- A diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse.
- A protest launched through diplomatic measures.
- 2009, Ivor Roberts, Satow's Diplomatic Practice, 6th Edition, page 54,
- A less formal way of making diplomatic representations or protests is called a démarche. The following from the US Department of State handbook sets out the typical procedures and purposes of a démarche.
- 2012, Sotiris Rizas, The Rise of the Left in Southern Europe: Anglo-American Responses, unnumbered page,
- He did not question the Communist Party's conformity to Moscow, but he thought that the impact of a démarche would be limited since the Portuguese Communists could not afford to tone down their policies lest they be outflanked from the left.
- 2014, Katrin Kinzelbach, The EU's Human Rights Dialogue with China: Quiet Diplomacy and Its Limits, page 99,
- The EU made a démarche on 16 April 2003 calling for the continuation of discussions regarding this so-called “follow-up mechanism”, but beyond the one-off meeting, the mechanism never took off and was soon forgotten due to staff changes within the EU bureaucracy.
- 2009, Ivor Roberts, Satow's Diplomatic Practice, 6th Edition, page 54,
Translations
a diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse
a protest launched through diplomatic measures
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “démarche”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “démarche”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French
Etymology
From démarcher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.maʁʃ/
audio: (file) - Homophones: démarchent, démarches
Noun
démarche f (plural démarches)
Verb
démarche
- first-person singular present indicative of démarcher
- third-person singular present indicative of démarcher
- first-person singular present subjunctive of démarcher
- third-person singular present subjunctive of démarcher
- second-person singular imperative of démarcher
Further reading
- “démarche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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