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ambassador

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Main Entry:
am·bas·sa·dor Listen to the pronunciation of ambassador
Pronunciation:
\am-ˈba-sə-dər, əm-, im-, -ˌdȯr, -ˈbas-dər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English ambassadour, from Anglo-French ambassateur, ultimately of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ambaht service
Date:
14th century
1: an official envoy; especially : a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his or her own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment2 a: an authorized representative or messenger b: an unofficial representative <traveling abroad as ambassadors of goodwill>
— am·bas·sa·do·ri·al Listen to the pronunciation of ambassadorial \-ˌba-sə-ˈdȯr-ē-əl\ adjective
— am·bas·sa·dor·ship Listen to the pronunciation of ambassadorship \-ˈba-sə-dər-ˌship\ noun
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