as in envoy
a person sent on a mission to represent another
a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador
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Recent Examples of ambassador
Being a brand ambassador could mean handing out samples of food and beverages, or passing out flyers and talking up the company.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Customer Evangelism Is the Ultimate ROI Chase Sapphire built a tribe of fervent customers who happily serve as volunteer brand ambassadors.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Other names that have been mentioned include former ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, California Representative Ro Khanna, businessman Mark Cuban and even ESPN sports commentator Stephen A. Smith.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter; media maven Angela Yee; Genesis Dominguez of Honey Beauty NYC; and celebrity stylist and Sally Beauty ambassador Gregory Patterson were among the panel participants.
—Essence, 21 July 2025
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Customer Evangelism Is the Ultimate ROI Chase Sapphire built a tribe of fervent customers who happily serve as volunteer brand ambassadors.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Other names that have been mentioned include former ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, California Representative Ro Khanna, businessman Mark Cuban and even ESPN sports commentator Stephen A. Smith.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter; media maven Angela Yee; Genesis Dominguez of Honey Beauty NYC; and celebrity stylist and Sally Beauty ambassador Gregory Patterson were among the panel participants.
—Essence, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambassador
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One person close to Lutnick compared his style to that of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy turned special envoy, who has been dispatched to broker an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Three months earlier, six other Americans whom the U.S. government considered wrongfully detained in Venezuela were released after Richard Grenell, Trump's envoy for special missions, met with Maduro at the presidential palace.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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That leaves a more pernicious proposal pushed by the nonprofit Institute for the Public Good, which has a representative on the mayor’s working group.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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The representative for House District 30 previously refused a settlement offer in the case that included a $4,000 fine and public reprimand.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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The election also saw three trustees and a delegate to the Canadian Labour Congress re-appointed.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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Also reelected on Thursday at the 70th Quadrennial Convention in Honolulu were general secretary-treasure James B. Wood, 13 international vice presidents, three trustees and a delegate to the Canadian Labour Congress.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s minister of mineral and petroleum resources, told reporters Tuesday that other routes are being sought for South African goods.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
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Malaysia's semiconductor exports — which are a major pillar of its economy — will be exempt from U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said Friday.—
Dan Mangan,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,Sophie Kiderlin,Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Ambassador.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambassador. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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