as in ambassador
a person sent by a country's government to represent it in a foreign country
They arranged a dinner to welcome the foreign diplomats. She served as a U.S. diplomat in France for several years.
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Recent Examples of diplomat
The world knows the names of the Israeli diplomats killed in Washington—Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim.
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Daoud Kuttab, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Banoffee Tart Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe Graham tart shell filled with a layer of dulce de leche, banana diplomat cream and fresh bananas topped with vanilla bean chantilly and toffee bits.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
Opposition leaders chose González, a retired diplomat, as the faction’s presidential candidate because the government banned primary winner Maria Corina Machado from running for office.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The unnamed Gulf diplomat says there’s a sense of hope in Arab capitals that this bulwark of cooperation, which promotes a peaceful path to Palestinian statehood, will one day achieve results in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2025
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Daoud Kuttab, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Banoffee Tart Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe Graham tart shell filled with a layer of dulce de leche, banana diplomat cream and fresh bananas topped with vanilla bean chantilly and toffee bits.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
Opposition leaders chose González, a retired diplomat, as the faction’s presidential candidate because the government banned primary winner Maria Corina Machado from running for office.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The unnamed Gulf diplomat says there’s a sense of hope in Arab capitals that this bulwark of cooperation, which promotes a peaceful path to Palestinian statehood, will one day achieve results in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomat
Noun
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Johnson wore a sleek strapless Ferragamo look on Thursday for an event celebrating her new role as a Roberto Coin global ambassador.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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As for other content throughout the season, Love Island Australia star Callum Hole and Love Island USA alum Cely Vasquez will be serving as social ambassadors.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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At least America’s Emperor of Chaos has not made his horse a consul.—
Maureen Dowd,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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For Napoleon, then France’s first consul, 1802 was a critical year.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomat. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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