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 Actress Emma Watson was spotted in Tokyo sporting Uniqlo threads, and Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett is a brand ambassador. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 As commerce secretary and later as ambassador to China, one of us, Gary Locke, worked to reform America’s export control system to better protect sensitive technologies. — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026 Al Mubarak's father, Khalifa Al Mubarak, was a diplomat who served as the UAE’s ambassador to France. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Viard describes how Kristen Stewart, an ambassador of the house, sent her a message of support after her departure, and then the story simply moves on. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambassador
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambassador
  1. envoy
  2. representative
  3. delegate
  4. minister
Noun
  • Those efforts have included dispatching a senior envoy to discuss ending Iranian airline Mahan Air’s flights to Oman, according to a Treasury Department spokesperson.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Such a meeting would come after US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met separately with Zelensky in Kyiv and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of envoy
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  • She was elected and spent last year talking to university administrators and Greek life representatives to try to advocate for more transparency.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Phil Mickelson checked himself into a treatment center earlier this year, seeking help for family trauma and addiction, a representative said.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Most notably, the changes opened the process to greater public participation and reduced the power of party leaders to choose delegates behind closed doors.
    — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The regional government, led by the conservative People's Party, has asked the government delegate to clear the square within 48 hours before taking the matter to court.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • Kaya, who served as Turkey ’s family and social affairs minister from 2016 to 2018, has not responded directly to the allegations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Estimates are that there are upward of 9,000 cases; the country's health minister has announced that 1 in 60 adults are now living with HIV.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
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