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
Unlike many diplomats and aid officials, Zeid speaks with unusual candor.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Following his last arrest, Maduro and acting President Delcy Rodríguez claimed that Saab was a Venezuelan diplomat who had been illegally detained during a refueling stop while en route to Iran for an important humanitarian mission.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
In the big leagues, managers are diplomats, navigating egos worth more than the GDP of a small island nation.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The meeting brings together diplomats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa along with newer member countries.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Following his last arrest, Maduro and acting President Delcy Rodríguez claimed that Saab was a Venezuelan diplomat who had been illegally detained during a refueling stop while en route to Iran for an important humanitarian mission.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
In the big leagues, managers are diplomats, navigating egos worth more than the GDP of a small island nation.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
The meeting brings together diplomats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa along with newer member countries.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomat
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The actor and Louis Vuitton ambassador posed at Palais des Festivals during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival wearing the black leather pair just under the knee, with a wide pull-on shaft left open around the calf.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The cruise line established its Global Fresh Fish Program in 2023, with celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto as the program’s ambassador.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Weston Hurt might have given the American consul Sharpless a bit more vocal oomph, but his well-upholstered baritone and awkward dignity were just right.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Robert Imbrie, the American consul in Tehran, was brutally murdered in 1924, allegedly because a fanatical religious leader accused him of being a Baha’i and poisoning a well.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomat. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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