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
What worries soccer officials, politicians and diplomats isn’t just ICE’s aggression.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Mnookin weathered the initial criticism like a seasoned diplomat.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
But European diplomats told us that timely statements from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen underscored that the bloc would respond as a whole.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Before marrying into the Japanese royal family in 1993, the Princess, then Masako Owada, studied at both Harvard and Oxford universities before working as a career diplomat.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Mnookin weathered the initial criticism like a seasoned diplomat.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
But European diplomats told us that timely statements from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen underscored that the bloc would respond as a whole.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Before marrying into the Japanese royal family in 1993, the Princess, then Masako Owada, studied at both Harvard and Oxford universities before working as a career diplomat.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomat
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On Tuesday morning, students will be greeted by faculty, student ambassadors, and the Pali High band as families, alumni, and neighbors line the streets to welcome the campus back to life.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Learn how to channel the same luxurious look seen in Jenner's iconic home tour, straight from the paint brand's ambassador and color consultant himself.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
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According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomat. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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