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

Foreign diplomats stationed in Caracas reported to me for years that Maduro’s personal security spoke Spanish in Cuban accents and that Maduro, who studied in Havana in his youth, often trusted Cuban advisers over his own people. —Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026

After Venezuela's economy endured a crash from 2013, Rodríguez helped spearhead a market-friendly policy overhaul, trying to win back Venezuela's economic elites, as well as foreign investors and diplomats. —Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 4 Jan. 2026

Losing support in many places Negotiations led by Norwegian diplomats did not solve key political differences between the ruling party and the opposition. —Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026

Career diplomats and ambassadors are not typically recalled in this manner. —Mariam Khan, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2025

Meanwhile, diplomats the world over use the season to host parties at which gift-giving and booze are used to help foster friendships. —Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2025

Although the concession is formally a partnership with the National Port Authority, its unusually long duration and allegations that legal procedures were not respected have raised concerns among diplomats and port industry officials. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025

The world’s diplomats must refuse to seat or recognise Min Aung Hlaing or his representatives at any summit or ministerial meeting. —Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025

That designation was lifted in 2023, a decision viewed by some diplomats as an effort to improve relations ahead of a visit by then–Secretary of State Antony Blinken. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025