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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In response, Russia expelled 23 British and 60 American diplomats, matching the numbers of Russians expelled from those countries.
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The marchers — mostly teens and young adults but also diplomats, heads of state and synagogue groups — will mark Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day by walking from the Auschwitz death camp to Birkenau, a camp within Auschwitz.
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Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gutted the State Department by forcing out scores of senior diplomats, which means there are fewer experts who can both advise Trump and reach out to their Russian counterparts in the case of an emergency.
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The former diplomat, who served most recently at the Holy See’s embassy in Washington, was being held in a cell in the gendarmerie’s barracks, the statement said.
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That worries diplomats and others who have dealt with North Korea in the past.
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After getting out of prison, her home became a gathering place for diplomats, fellow activists, and international journalists.
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Russia then expelled American and British diplomats, as well as those from some two dozen other countries that also participated in expulsions.
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The Russian move came just three days after the US and other Western countries expelled Kremlin diplomats, many of them spies, from their countries.
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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
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
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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