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
Through this tumult, three myths pervade the global energy market, misleading everyone—from diplomats and military strategists, to economists and tech titans, to CEOs and consumers—about the state of global dependence on Russian energy supply.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump had announced that Russia and the United States’ top diplomats would meet this week, with his own summit with Putin to follow in Budapest, Hungary’s capital.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that the man handed over details about the embassy’s diplomats, its floor plans and security routines, among other information, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK reported.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Russia remains the only foreign government that has formally recognized the Taliban and diplomats have said steps toward recognition require a change of course on women’s rights.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Our country should be proud of our diplomats who made this happen.
—ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Already, Cuba’s top diplomats have been sharing propaganda content discrediting Machado as a warmonger.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The Khalidi family, with their lineage of scholars and diplomats, have had a front-row seat to the modern Palestinian struggle.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 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
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump had announced that Russia and the United States’ top diplomats would meet this week, with his own summit with Putin to follow in Budapest, Hungary’s capital.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors alleged that the man handed over details about the embassy’s diplomats, its floor plans and security routines, among other information, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK reported.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Russia remains the only foreign government that has formally recognized the Taliban and diplomats have said steps toward recognition require a change of course on women’s rights.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Our country should be proud of our diplomats who made this happen.
—ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Already, Cuba’s top diplomats have been sharing propaganda content discrediting Machado as a warmonger.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
The Khalidi family, with their lineage of scholars and diplomats, have had a front-row seat to the modern Palestinian struggle.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomats
ambassadors
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At the event, Vonn takes pictures with a group of former scholarship recipients who now serve as youth ambassadors; in that role, these young women talk to adolescent girls about subjects like self-confidence, body image, and emotional intelligence.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Prior to Saturday’s game, the Jonas Brothers — who serve as Stand Up To Cancer ambassadors — shared their gratitude for being part of the event.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Diplomats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomats. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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