Associations to the word «Statecraft»

Wiktionary

STATECRAFT, noun. The skills of being a statesman, of leading a country well; statesmanship.

Dictionary definition

STATECRAFT, noun. Wisdom in the management of public affairs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats