Definition of diplomat
:one employed or skilled in diplomacy
- a foreign diplomat
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Examples of diplomat in a Sentence
The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats.
He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
Recent Examples of diplomat from the Web
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Despite that assertion, and far more modest troop commitments this time, the hope of tiring the Taliban remains the mantra repeated by U.S. diplomats and the generals whom the president has empowered to execute his policy.
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Diplomats warn of the danger of miscalculations on either side spiraling out of control and leading to military action that would prove calamitous.
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After leaving the State Department, Mr. Pezzullo was named diplomat-in-residence at the University of Georgia in Athens.
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Obama leveled these sanctions, including the dismissal of many Russian diplomats in the United States, following credible reports that the foreign adversary had meddled in the US presidential election.
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Nasser would visit U.S. diplomat William Lakeland for hot dogs and movies.
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But ever the diplomat, the executive preferred not to name names so as not to upset the other artists on his roster.
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The president of the Senate could strike a deal to become Mr Osinbajo’s deputy, says Matthew Page, a former American diplomat.
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NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — When Myanmar’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, wanted to hold a peace conference to end her country’s long-burning insurgencies, a senior Chinese diplomat went to work.
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Origin and Etymology of diplomat
French diplomate, back-formation from diplomatique
Other Government and Politics Terms
DIPLOMAT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of diplomat for English Language Learners
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: a person who represents his or her country's government in a foreign country : someone whose work is diplomacy
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: a person who has skill in dealing with other people
DIPLOMAT Defined for Kids
diplomat
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Definition of diplomat for Students
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:a person whose work is keeping good relations between the governments of different countries
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:a person who is good at dealing with people in a way that avoids bad feelings
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See words that rhyme with diplomat Spanish Central: Translation of diplomat Nglish: Translation of diplomat for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of diplomat for Arabic speakers
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