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
Most of the people were not diplomats.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
As the diplomats in New York recognized, contrary to the claims of Smotrich—and some left-wing critics who have unwittingly accepted his framing—the presence of settlers is not an existential threat to the possibility of territorial compromise.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Ecuador says an aid convoy carrying President Daniel Noboa and foreign diplomats was attacked in Imbabura province on Sunday during protests over fuel prices.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
All of the bilateral progress that was being made between American and Cuban diplomats ground to a halt.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
European diplomats told the Kremlin that NATO is prepared to shoot down Russian planes that enter its airspace, in a sharp escalation of Russia-EU tensions.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
This year, the world body is marking its 80th anniversary, but diplomats don't have much to celebrate.
—Michele Kelemen, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
European diplomats worry that Washington could side with Moscow in future.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
As the diplomats in New York recognized, contrary to the claims of Smotrich—and some left-wing critics who have unwittingly accepted his framing—the presence of settlers is not an existential threat to the possibility of territorial compromise.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Ecuador says an aid convoy carrying President Daniel Noboa and foreign diplomats was attacked in Imbabura province on Sunday during protests over fuel prices.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
And while European diplomats were for many years eager to court Vučić, even tolerating hedging tactics that saw Serbia expand ties with Russia and China, that changed amid the president’s response to months of protest.
—Hanna Begić, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
All of the bilateral progress that was being made between American and Cuban diplomats ground to a halt.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
European diplomats told the Kremlin that NATO is prepared to shoot down Russian planes that enter its airspace, in a sharp escalation of Russia-EU tensions.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
This year, the world body is marking its 80th anniversary, but diplomats don't have much to celebrate.
—Michele Kelemen, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
European diplomats worry that Washington could side with Moscow in future.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomats
ambassadors
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Importantly, safety ambassadors wouldn’t just move people along.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some houses undergoing a creative transition are also using that moment to introduce new muses and brand ambassadors.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Diplomats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomats. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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