nuncio

noun

Definition of nuncionext
as in consul

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Recent Examples of nuncio The ceremony will be presided over by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025 That same day the pontiff had met with apostolic nuncios and other papal representatives in the Vatican. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 June 2025 Archbishop Angelo Roncalli had worked to save Jews while serving as nuncio, or ambassador, to Turkey, early in the Second World War, and had spent much of his time there in the company of Orthodox Christians and Muslims. — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025 After appealing to the papal nuncio and the patriarchate for help organizing an evacuation, a convoy left carrying around 30 residents — mostly families with children — escorted by the Lebanese military. — Zoya Awky, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nuncio
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuncio
  1. consul
  2. diplomat
  3. procurator
  4. deputy
  5. proxy
  6. legate
Noun
  • The governor of Morelos also met with the Spanish consul, Marcos Rodríguez Cantero, to offer more information about the case.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Patrolling in pairs and marked by their black patent leather tricorn hats, the Guardia Civil sometimes forced refugees back into France but more often threw them into spartan jails until the British or the American consul sent for them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of consul
Noun
  • Embassies, banks, and big-name retailers share the neighborhood with this member of The Leading Hotels of the World, whose guest list includes big celebrities and diplomats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The latest tensions also follow the expulsion of an Egyptian diplomat, who was declared persona non grata.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of diplomat
Noun
  • Andrei Vyshinsky, procurator general in the 1930s, had overseen Stalin’s horrendous purges of millions of ordinary citizens – plus most of the members of the Communist Party Central Committee and top Soviet generals.
    — Peter Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The procurator of Roman Britain, Catus Decianus, ordered an extra two hundred men to Camulodunum and figured the problem was solved.
    — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 14 May 2021
Definition of procurator
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  • Yellow smoke and pyrotechnics filled Folsom’s Dan Russell Rodeo Arena as deputies made their entrance, showing off armored vehicles and tactical gear while helicopters flew in formation overhead.
    — Haley Parsley October 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, deputies were called to the Cheeca Lodge & Spa after a guest spotted nearly $900 in hotel splurges that had been charged to her room without her knowledge or consent, according to the sheriff’s office.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • Moscow and its proxies use all of these tools in tandem to amplify propaganda messages and reach many types of audiences.
    — RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Long hours and constant availability should not be proxies for leadership effectiveness.
    — Nike Ajao, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of proxy
Noun
  • However, papal legates—diplomatic representatives—continue their external functions.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.
    — Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
Definition of legate

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