"courtesy call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: courtesy calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} courtesy call (plural courtesy calls)
  1. A usually symbolic formal meeting in which a diplomat or representative of a state pays a visit out of courtesy to a head of state or state office holder. Wikipedia link: courtesy call
    Sense id: en-courtesy_call-en-noun-km~~gstS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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