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 Benin has even recruited Hollywood director Spike Lee, who received citizenship and became an ambassador for the initiative. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The actress is attending the festival as a brand ambassador for Armani Beauty, which is the official beauty sponsor of this year's festival. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 The scent’s ambassador, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Bailey, will be in attendance. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Jenner became the global fragrance ambassador for Emporio Armani in January. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambassador
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambassador
  1. envoy
  2. representative
  3. delegate
  4. minister
Noun
  • The envoys held extensive conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow the day before.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Le Drian, who is seventy-nine years old and currently serves as France’s special envoy to Lebanon, has worked in the Middle East for nearly two decades.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of envoy
Noun
  • Twenty years later, a mayoral candidate with the same last name, Abdullah Hammoud, previously a state representative who is not related to Abed Hammoud, was elected, becoming the first Arab American mayor of Dearborn.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Talks with Hall’s representatives had taken place over an extended period, but getting the left-back to actually put pen to paper on the deal would be consequential.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of representative
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  • Booth was in Toronto with his wife to attend an international convention for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) when delegates from New York suddenly received frantic calls and left the meeting.
    — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Donofry was among the roughly 450 delegates from battleground states Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, along with his home state of Ohio, whom Vance addressed privately at a Thursday morning breakfast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • As trade talks with Canada remain on ice, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set to travel to Mexico on Wednesday, according to Mexico’s trade minister.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • However, a jump in the MR4 benchmark does not mean that every Singapore minister will see their salaries increase by that much immediately.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
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