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The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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The world’s diplomats must refuse to seat or recognise Min Aung Hlaing or his representatives at any summit or ministerial meeting.
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Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
This was the case last month at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which regulates pollution from the international shipping fleet, where US diplomats acted in concert with major oil-producing nations to scuttle what would have been the world’s first carbon tax.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The move, widely seen as an abandonment of long-standing arms control traditions, has alarmed diplomats and security analysts worldwide.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Andrés is often on the front lines feeding people impacted by catastrophic weather and global conflict, serving as the world's preeminent culinary diplomat.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
This was the case last month at a meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which regulates pollution from the international shipping fleet, where US diplomats acted in concert with major oil-producing nations to scuttle what would have been the world’s first carbon tax.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The move, widely seen as an abandonment of long-standing arms control traditions, has alarmed diplomats and security analysts worldwide.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Andrés is often on the front lines feeding people impacted by catastrophic weather and global conflict, serving as the world's preeminent culinary diplomat.
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diplomat
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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diplomat
noun
dip·lo·mat
ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy
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