démarche

Meaning

Noun

• A diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse.
• A protest launched through diplomatic measures.

Origin

• Borrowed from French démarche, from Middle French, from 12th century demarcher, from Old French demarchier, from de- + marchier.
• Attested 1658, in sense “walk, step”; meaning “a diplomatic move” attested from 1670s.