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diplomatist

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as in diplomat

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Recent Examples of diplomatist The trouble, rather, is that even our top foreign-policy experts and our most sophisticated diplomatists are creatures of our own cultural heritage and intellectual environment. — Nicholas Eberstadt, National Review, 11 Sep. 2017

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Embassies, banks, and big-name retailers share the neighborhood with this member of The Leading Hotels of the World, whose guest list includes big celebrities and diplomats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The latest tensions also follow the expulsion of an Egyptian diplomat, who was declared persona non grata.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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In August, Under Armour named the rapper its global brand ambassador and creative director of P-Star, a new platform spanning apparel, footwear and community initiatives.

— Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Later on, in the fourth quarter, after an errant pass was batted upward and, eventually, into the hands of an offensive lineman, Kelce, ever the ambassador for his undersung position, was full of primal delight.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

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Walpole’s most frequent correspondent was Horace Mann, the British plenipotentiary in Florence, Italy.

— Catherine Ostler, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022
Morris was eventually the United States’ plenipotentiary to France and spent years afterward touring Europe and having affairs there.

— Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 4 June 2019

Definition of plenipotentiary

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However, papal legates—diplomatic representatives—continue their external functions.

— Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.

— Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022

Definition of legate

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Active in Finnish and European politics for two decades, Stubb has served in the European Parliament and as Finland’s finance minister, foreign minister, prime minister and now its president.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Alexandra Hill Tinoco, the foreign minister of El Salvador, asked Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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