ambassador

noun

am-ˈba-sə-dər How to pronounce ambassador (audio)
Definition of ambassadornext
as in envoy
a person sent on a mission to represent another a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador

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Recent Examples of ambassador Oman’s foreign ministry and Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Earlier this week, the State Department said the Brazilian government’s refusal to accept Perez’s appointment was a main reason for its decision to revoke the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States. — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 McRae was named a global ambassador for the brand in early 2025. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Peter Jurasik and Andreas Katsulas played Centauri and Narn ambassadors whose rivalry deepened, slowly and movingly, into something like friendship. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambassador
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambassador
  1. envoy
  2. representative
  3. delegate
  4. minister
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  • There is enough oil left in the SPR to do another release if needed, said David Goldwyn, who served as a State Department special envoy for international energy affairs under President Barack Obama.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When British envoys arrive promising support for Rukumba’s independence from Uganda in exchange for access to the snow for scientific research, the village committee embraces the deal as progress.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of envoy
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  • But during Thursday's meeting, representatives for the property owner and developer said the discussion over the mobile home park closing is separate from the annexation, rezoning and variances for the property.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • When a Van Leeuwen Ice Cream representative came to look at his space in the center of downtown Burbank in April, a senior city official was there to help woo the brand, said Kurt Kaufman of West Coast Investors, which owns the property.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of representative
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  • Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly 1,000 delegates of the California Federation of Labor voted Tuesday to endorse Proposition 40, a one-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires aimed at addressing looming healthcare cuts.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • In 2008, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tapped Meloni to be his youth minister.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Prices moved lower yesterday after Pakistan’s defence minister said the countries were close to an arrangement, only to rebound following more hawkish comments from Iran over the strait’s closure.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
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