as in ambassador
a woman who is sent on a mission to represent another
They met with the British ambassadress.
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Recent Examples of ambassadress
That's where being an ambassadress for Christian Dior comes in rather handy.
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Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 May 2017
Nyong'o will join fellow statuette holders Julia Roberts, Penélope Cruz, and Kate Winslet as an ambassadress, and will star in her first campaign this summer.
—Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2014
Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 May 2017
Nyong'o will join fellow statuette holders Julia Roberts, Penélope Cruz, and Kate Winslet as an ambassadress, and will star in her first campaign this summer.
—Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambassadress
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Commercial conversations Earlier this month, the UK government convened a meeting of defense companies to meet ambassadors and defense attaches from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq and Jordan.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Guess named the South Korean rapper, singer and member of the K-pop group Stray Kids its first global brand ambassador for both Guess and Guess Jeans brands earlier this month.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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Robert Imbrie, the American consul in Tehran, was brutally murdered in 1924, allegedly because a fanatical religious leader accused him of being a Baha’i and poisoning a well.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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But what worries me a little bit more is that some of the professionals at embassies and consuls are not being told to come home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lianys Torres Rivera, the top Cuban diplomat, wouldn't reveal any details on the ongoing talks between Washington and Havana and stressed that Cuba will retain its sovereignty.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Politico reported that the expectation going into the meeting was to coordinate action, rather than define a concrete plan, according to two EU diplomats who were in attendance.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Ambassadress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambassadress. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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