Synonyms of diplomats

diplomats

noun

plural of diplomat

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.

Related Words

• ambassadors
• consuls
• diplomatists
• envoys
• attachés
• plenipotentiaries
• delegates
• emissaries
• ministers
• legates
• foreign ministers
• representatives
• nuncios
• deputies
• proxies
• procurators
• ambassadresses
• managers
• surrogates
• liaisons
• mediators
• distributors
• replacements
• substitutes
• alternates
• brokers
• peacemakers
• pinch hitters
• subs
• intermediaries
• arbitrators
• conciliators
• chargés d'affaires
• arbiters
• spokesmen
• attorneys
• middlemen
• understudies
• backups
• spokespeople
• intercessors
• stand-ins
• compradors
• reliefs
• mouthpieces
• prophets
• agents
• speakers
• commissaries
• factors
• assignees
• reps
• point people
• point men
• go-betweens
• interposers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diplomats

The top diplomats for Egypt and Iran discussed efforts to bring Tehran and Washington back to the negotiating table to settle the war, Egypt's foreign ministry said. — Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026

Egypt tries to revive talks The top diplomats for Egypt and Iran discussed efforts to bring Tehran and Washington back to the negotiating table to end the war, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Past targets have included journalists, activists, politicians and diplomats. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The war has stretched on now for six months, with a diplomatic solution continuing to elude diplomats on both sides. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

James Laney held conversations with presidents and politicians, diplomats and decision makers, but perhaps his greatest gift was his ability to listen. — Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026

For example, the Havana Presidente ($12), with rum, manzanillo sherry, blanc vermouth, orange liqueur and pomegranate, is modeled after a cocktail that used to be served to diplomats on arrival in the Cuban capital. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Initially, diplomats assigned to the region sought to counter Bukele’s growing influence by sharply denouncing his anti-democratic impulses. — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Children of foreign diplomats traditionally fall outside the general rule because diplomats enjoy a special jurisdictional status. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026