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

Iranian diplomats said Tehran was close to reaching a new arrangement with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a deal critical to preventing the war from escalating further, according to the Financial Times. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Advertisement But international diplomats viewed Rodríguez as a technocrat rather than an ideological hard-liner. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026

In March, Marco Rubio ordered American diplomats to work with the military’s PsyOps unit to confront disinformation from Russia and China. — Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Beijing has recently stepped up diplomacy in the Gulf, with its top diplomats engaged in talks about a ceasefire. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 30 July 2026

Frustrations boiled over at a virtual town hall earlier this month, when diplomats raised questions about whether the State Department has a clear plan for them as the Iran war escalates. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026

In 2022, Albania expelled Iranian diplomats after concluding that Tehran was behind a wave of cyberattacks aimed at government institutions and critical infrastructure. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

In essence, the secretary of state wants diplomats to reassure foreign buyers about American technology. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

After all, the 2015 Obama-era deal aimed at reining in Tehran’s nuclear program took 600 days and hundreds of diplomats and technical experts to negotiate. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026