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
Chinese regulators’ announcement of the results of their preliminary antitrust probe comes as US and Chinese diplomats hold their fourth round of trade talks in Madrid this week.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The AfD's international outreach, especially to figures close to Trump, has raised concerns among European diplomats that far-right parties are increasingly coordinating across borders.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The United States has emerged as the largest investor in commercial spyware—a global industry that has enabled the covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats, and others, posing grave threats to human rights and national security.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Lee said the ministry is dispatching diplomats from its embassy in Washington and consulate in Atlanta to the site, and planning to form an on-site response team.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met French, British, German, Italian and Ukrainian senior diplomats ahead of the summit, before briefly attending the opening session.
—John Irish, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The movements of Iranian diplomats are severely limited in New York, but one proposal being floated would bar them from shopping at big, members-only wholesale stores like Costco and Sam’s Club without first receiving the express permission of the State Department.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 1,300 diplomats, many of whom specialized in democracy and human rights, have been removed.
—Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Before the Abraham Accords, Middle East diplomats and journalists would joke with me that Lebanon and Syria would ultimately fight each other — over which would be last to establish relations with Israel.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The AfD's international outreach, especially to figures close to Trump, has raised concerns among European diplomats that far-right parties are increasingly coordinating across borders.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The United States has emerged as the largest investor in commercial spyware—a global industry that has enabled the covert surveillance of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, diplomats, and others, posing grave threats to human rights and national security.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Lee said the ministry is dispatching diplomats from its embassy in Washington and consulate in Atlanta to the site, and planning to form an on-site response team.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met French, British, German, Italian and Ukrainian senior diplomats ahead of the summit, before briefly attending the opening session.
—John Irish, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The movements of Iranian diplomats are severely limited in New York, but one proposal being floated would bar them from shopping at big, members-only wholesale stores like Costco and Sam’s Club without first receiving the express permission of the State Department.
—Matthew Lee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 1,300 diplomats, many of whom specialized in democracy and human rights, have been removed.
—Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Before the Abraham Accords, Middle East diplomats and journalists would joke with me that Lebanon and Syria would ultimately fight each other — over which would be last to establish relations with Israel.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomats
ambassadors
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On board, Inuit ambassadors provide additional insight into the landscape, the wildlife, and the human face of what appears to be an inhospitable region.—
Robin Catalano,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Employees can also be seen as ambassadors of a company’s brand, and their political speech can dilute that brand and hurt its reputation, depending on what is being said and how it is being received.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Diplomats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomats. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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