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
George Kennan, the American diplomat and architect of containment, was initially skeptical of the need for a transatlantic alliance.
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, on the Saturday night of the competition, the brand threw a dinner at the Frick Museum that drew the likes of Jeremy Strong, Lauren Remington Platt, designer Misha Kahn, creative director Alex Riviere-Sieber, Italian diplomat Fabrizio Di Michele, and more.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Ecuador says an aid convoy carrying President Daniel Noboa and foreign diplomats was attacked in Imbabura province on Sunday during protests over fuel prices.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, on the Saturday night of the competition, the brand threw a dinner at the Frick Museum that drew the likes of Jeremy Strong, Lauren Remington Platt, designer Misha Kahn, creative director Alex Riviere-Sieber, Italian diplomat Fabrizio Di Michele, and more.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Ecuador says an aid convoy carrying President Daniel Noboa and foreign diplomats was attacked in Imbabura province on Sunday during protests over fuel prices.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomat
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Such was also the focus of the brand’s 2025 ad campaign — the first under Trotter — which pictured the hands of its artisans and brand ambassadors, including Tyler the Creator, Jack Antonoff, and Zadie Smith.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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As expected, the front row was stacked with top global stars from ambassadors ENHYPEN, Sadie Sink, Karina of aespa, as well as Khunpol and Phutatchai of BUS.—
Kristine Kwak,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the letter Leclerc demanded to enter the port while denying that in sending these troops, part of the largest expedition to ever sail from France, the first consul intended to reinstate slavery.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Titus, Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81, sent two consuls to the Campanian region where Pompeii is located after the eruption to provide aid, assess the city and reallocate the property of those who had died in the eruption with no surviving heirs, Zuchtriegel said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomat. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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