diplomatic vs political

diplomatic

adj
  • Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries. 

  • Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments. 

  • describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus 

  • Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic. 

noun
  • The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography. 

political

adj
  • Concerning a polity or its administrative components. 

  • Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority. 

  • Interested in politics. 

  • Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing. 

  • Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral or other party political) calculation. 

noun
  • A political agent or officer. 

  • A publication focusing on politics. 

How often have the words diplomatic and political occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )