as in ambassador
a person sent by a country's government to represent it in a foreign country
They arranged a dinner to welcome the foreign diplomats. She served as a U.S. diplomat in France for several years.
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Recent Examples of diplomat
The Washington Examiner attended a press conference held by Taiwanese Foreign Minister Chia-lung Lin on Thursday, where the head diplomat expounded upon the lessons learned from observing the violence unfolding in Eastern Europe.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
After the book was released, the diplomat expressed regret over their ties in an interview with The Sun.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Moscow denied responsibility for the latest incident, with a senior diplomat in Poland saying the drones had come from the direction of Ukraine.
—Andrew Gray, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Roscoe is a career diplomat and former communications chief to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
After the book was released, the diplomat expressed regret over their ties in an interview with The Sun.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Moscow denied responsibility for the latest incident, with a senior diplomat in Poland saying the drones had come from the direction of Ukraine.
—Andrew Gray, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Roscoe is a career diplomat and former communications chief to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomat
Noun
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James Pergola is the coffee ambassador for Nestle Nespresso USA.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Employees can also be seen as ambassadors of a company’s brand, and their political speech can dilute that brand and hurt its reputation, depending on what is being said and how it is being received.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Titus, Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81, sent two consuls to the Campanian region where Pompeii is located after the eruption to provide aid, assess the city and reallocate the property of those who had died in the eruption with no surviving heirs, Zuchtriegel said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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On June 19, Bulloch, the Confederate agent responsible for the Shenandoah’s commission as a raider, sent an urgent letter to Waddell via the British consul to inform him of bad news from home.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomat. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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