as in ambassadors
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 diplomats
Saudi Arabia is now the second Gulf country to remove some of Iran’s diplomats in the past week.
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Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
When even former Israeli diplomats acknowledge the crime of apartheid, it should be seen as neither extreme nor controversial for an American governor to say so.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
So far, Gulf countries have expelled Iranian diplomats but not intervened militarily in the conflict.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Veteran diplomats with decades of collective experience have been fired, retired or were reassigned -- replaced by more junior officials or political appointees.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
The neighborhood/area Akasaka is one of the city’s main business districts—more sharp suites, salary men, and international diplomats than local hipsters and international fashionistas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Analysts and diplomats said that Orbán was maneuvering for a domestic audience, with Politico reporting that Brussels was now planning to simply wait for the polls to see if the longtime Hungarian leader loses.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
These interactions inevitably led to chess games—and presumably, a lot of losses for Spanish diplomats.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
In divisions of the State Department that typically would handle the Iran response, numerous veteran diplomats with decades of collective experience were fired, retired or were reassigned — replaced by more junior officials or political appointees.
—Byron Tau, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
When even former Israeli diplomats acknowledge the crime of apartheid, it should be seen as neither extreme nor controversial for an American governor to say so.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
So far, Gulf countries have expelled Iranian diplomats but not intervened militarily in the conflict.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Veteran diplomats with decades of collective experience have been fired, retired or were reassigned -- replaced by more junior officials or political appointees.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
The neighborhood/area Akasaka is one of the city’s main business districts—more sharp suites, salary men, and international diplomats than local hipsters and international fashionistas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Analysts and diplomats said that Orbán was maneuvering for a domestic audience, with Politico reporting that Brussels was now planning to simply wait for the polls to see if the longtime Hungarian leader loses.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
These interactions inevitably led to chess games—and presumably, a lot of losses for Spanish diplomats.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
In divisions of the State Department that typically would handle the Iran response, numerous veteran diplomats with decades of collective experience were fired, retired or were reassigned — replaced by more junior officials or political appointees.
—Byron Tau, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomats
ambassadors
Noun
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Arirang — both the show and the group’s new album — sees South Korea’s current cultural ambassadors reckoning with a rich, winding past while deciding where to steer their future.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Rabbi Kievman together with his wife are the ambassadors of The Rebbe to Highland Lakes.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Diplomats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomats. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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