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

There is likely to be a high-level meeting on the conflict in Sudan on the sidelines, diplomats said, although a diplomatic breakthrough is unlikely. — Antoni Slodkowski Reuters, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

German prosecutors say Hamas plotted attacks in Berlin and Vienna targeting Jewish communities and Israeli diplomats – part of a network allegedly using Turkey as a base for terror operations against European targets. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Unlike most Western democracies in which citizens abroad can mail in a ballot, Israel doesn’t allow absentee voting; only diplomats and official envoys can vote from outside the country. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Foreign diplomats and Haitian authorities have called for the deployment to be ramped up and have urged donor countries to provide logistical support or additional financing. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

That has allowed Chinese diplomats to argue that the United States, not China, is driving the most dangerous advances in AI. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

The countries’ top diplomats spoke Thursday, possibly to finalize an agenda that will center on trade issues, AI governance, and defense ties. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The air-conditioning was broken, and the Tate brothers were mingling upstairs with a handful of diplomats and Administration officials. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Russian diplomats have routinely been summoned around Europe, even expelled. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026