foreign ministers

noun

plural of foreign minister
as in diplomats

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  1. diplomats
  2. ambassadors
  3. factors
  4. managers
  5. attorneys
  6. proxies
  7. emissaries
  8. assignees
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  • Iranian diplomats said Tehran was close to reaching a new arrangement with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a deal critical to preventing the war from escalating further, according to the Financial Times.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement But international diplomats viewed Rodríguez as a technocrat rather than an ideological hard-liner.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of diplomats
Noun
  • At the high end of the market, this might include personal resort ambassadors, premium specialty dining, exclusive beach access, and more.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Burberry, taking a similar approach, cast brand ambassadors Zhang Jingyi and Zhang Kangle as two strangers who bond over their love of music at a record store — a chick-flick as old as time.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Definition of ambassadors
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  • From environmental factors to watering and fertilizing regimens, here are some of the most common reasons why crepe myrtles don’t flower and what to do about it.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Growing knowledge around these and other factors would help refine masking recommendations from public health officials.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of factors
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  • Many large conglomerates were delivering mediocre results; managers were widely seen as empire-builders more interested in size and stability than returns.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Money managers with sustainable mandates have warned that holding SpaceX would expose investors to an array of heightened risks that, aside from governance issues, includes stewardship worries as well as basic valuation questions.
    — Alastair Marsh, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
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  • Defense lawyers have since withdrawn their motion to dismiss the case after the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control in April began allowing Maduro and Flores to receive money from Venezuela to pay for their attorneys.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The brothers, who appeared in federal court in Miami on Monday, have denied all allegations against them and their attorneys have vowed to fight against the extradition request.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of attorneys
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  • Iran’s proxies in the region, the Houthis, have since blockaded another strait – the Bab-al-Mandeb – challenging Saudi Arabia’s ability to export oil through that alternate route.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That’s as Tehran has used its proxies to expand the war across the region, most notably Houthis rebels threatening ships in the Red Sea that are trying to use the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxies
Noun
  • The president’s top-two emissaries also happen to be the highest-profile potential candidates to succeed him.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • In 2021, Biden emissaries turned to the Roman Catholic Church for help, former Biden-era officials told USA TODAY.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Definition of emissaries
Noun
  • Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.
    — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of assignees
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