This week's theme: words about diplomacy. demarche (day-MARSH) noun
A course of action, especially a diplomatic petition or protest. [From French démarche (gait). Ultimately from the Indo-European root merg- (border) that's also the source of marquee, margin, march, mark, and remark.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=demarche -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Beijing sent Canberra a formal diplomatic protest in May -- not about the Dalai Lama but over a perception that Australia, the US, Japan and India are cobbling together a security alliance to contain China. The Chinese demarche is an acute example of the type of problem Australian policymakers will continue to face." Great and Powerful -- But is China Our Friend? The Age (Melbourne, Australia); Jun 18, 2007. A few messages from our sponsors: Subscribe to http://delanceyplace.com -- a carefully selected non-fiction book excerpt free to your email each day. It's the thinking person's daily quotation. Subscribe to any of the French, German, Italian or Spanish Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines and get an extra issue free: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith8 ........................................................................... It is difficult to begin without borrowing, but perhaps it is the most generous course thus to permit your fellow-men to have an interest in your enterprise. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/demarche.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/demarche.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/demarche.html
