ambassador-at-large

noun

am·​bas·​sa·​dor-at-large am-ˈba-sə-dər-ˈat-ˈlärj 

əm-, 

im-, 

-ˌdȯr-, 

-ˈbas-dər-

plural ambassadors-at-large

: a minister of the highest rank not accredited to a particular foreign government or sovereign

Examples of ambassador-at-large in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last month, Rodion Miroshnik -- a Foreign Ministry ambassador-at-large responsible for analyzing Ukrainian attacks in Russia -- told the TASS state news agency that 15 people were killed and 140 injured during one week of attacks in August. — David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025

Congressman Mark Walker was nominated in April to serve as ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom and his background and record offer great promise. — Miles P. J. Windsor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025

Nathaniel Fick, ambassador-at-large for cyberspace and digital policy. — Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 12 June 2023

In 2019, the TFD organized its inaugural regional forum on religious freedom, and my government appointed its first ambassador-at-large for religious freedom. — Tsai Ing-Wen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ambassador-at-large

• barge
• charge
• large
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• discharge
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge
• overcharge