|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
telegraph, electric |
|
| |
|
|
| |
A form of telecommunication in which electric current is passed along a wire or cable (land or submarine), the circuit being made and broken in the transmitting device in such a fashion as to produce a code or letters in the receiver. Introduced into diplomacy towards the middle of the nineteenth century, the telegraph - by making it possible to issue new instructions almost instantaneously - is generally believed to have made extinct the great ambassador such as Stratford Canning, who was ‘great’ largely by virtue of being a law unto himself. Less carefully considered than its impact on the influence of the resident ambassador (which itself may have been exaggerated) have been the implications of the telegraph for the usefulness of this kind of envoy. In fact, it has made the resident ambassador a more flexible instrument of ministries of foreign affairs. |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Bookmark this page:
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
<< former term |
|
next term >> |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Other Terms : commercial counsellor | diplomatic language | nuncio |
|
|
Home |
Add new article |
Your List |
Tools |
Become an Editor |
Tell a Friend |
Links |
Awards |
Testimonials |
Press |
News |
About |
Imprint |
|
Copyright © Macrofox.com 2009. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
|
