Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Diplomatic and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Diplomatic" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Diplomatic
Diplomatic adjective - Having or showing tact.
Acceptable and diplomatic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Diplomatic".
Both words in one sentence
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Fantastic Racism: Celestia and Cadence despise changelings (acceptable, given the Changelings' previous actions) and are appalled to hear Luna invited them to the diplomatic summit without their consent.
Source: Fanfic / Shepard's R&R - Averted in Sword of the Stars, where none of the species are named after their home planet and generally have acceptable terms used by all other species they have diplomatic ties with — for humans, this is "human" ("ape" is more often used in informal settings, however).
Source: Humans by Any Other Name
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