diplomatic break

  • 1Diplomatic recognition — in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state (may be also an unrecognised state).… …

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  • 2diplomatic relations — plural noun Formal relations between states marked by the presence of diplomats in each other s country • • • Main Entry: ↑diplomacy * * * diplomatic relations UK US noun [plural] a relationship between two countries in which they send diplomats… …

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  • 3break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ …

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  • 4Diplomatic Protection Group — SO16 redirects here. For information on postcodes beginning with SO16, see SO postcode area. Uniquely in the Metropolitan Police, DPG vehicles are red[citation needed]. The Diplomatic Prote …

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  • 5break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …

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  • 6break — 1 /breIk/ verb past tense broke, past participle broken 1 IN PIECES a) (T) to make something separate into two or more pieces, for example by hitting it, dropping it, or bending it: The thieves got in by breaking a window. | break sth in two/in… …

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  • 7break — 1. verb 1) the mirror broke Syn: shatter, smash, crack, snap, fracture, fragment, splinter, fall to bits, fall to pieces; split, burst; informal bust 2) she had broken her leg Syn …

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  • 8diplomatic — dip|lo|mat|ic [ˌdıpləˈmætık] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: diplomatique, from Latin diploma; DIPLOMA] 1.) relating to or involving the work of diplomats ▪ Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting began on Oct 25. 2.) diplomatic… …

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  • 9break off phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to suddenly stop doing something, especially talking to someone: Fay told her story, breaking off now and then to wipe the tears from her eyes. (break sth off): I broke off the conversation and answered the phone. 2 (transitive… …

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  • 10break off — phrasal verb Word forms break off : present tense I/you/we/they break off he/she/it breaks off present participle breaking off past tense broke off past participle broken off 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop doing something, especially… …

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