ambassador

noun

am-ˈba-sə-dər How to pronounce ambassador (audio)
Definition of ambassadornext
as in envoy
a person sent on a mission to represent another a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador

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Recent Examples of ambassador As an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, Howard is conscious of what his appearance at The Open could mean to younger people living with the condition and to their families. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 4 July 2026 The Academy Award winner served as a celebrity ambassador to Fort Worth during the 1970s and was a major promoter of the Fort Worth Zoo. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026 After recently joining the brand ambassadorship craze by naming Spanish music sensation Bad Gyal as their brand’s first ambassador, the Dsquared2 founders are adding a male counterpart to this new strategy by tapping another local talent. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 July 2026 The Landman star opened up to PEOPLE exclusively about the evolution of her beauty and wellness habits while speaking about her latest partnership with SkinCeuticals as the medical aesthetic skincare brand's new ambassador. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambassador
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambassador
  1. envoy
  2. representative
  3. delegate
  4. minister
Noun
  • The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Kushner has joined fellow peace envoy Steve Witkoff in Doha, Qatar, a country acting as mediator between the two sides, to hammer out a resolution.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of envoy
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  • Swift's representative confirmed that the actor-comedian officiated the July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • The celebration comes 250 years after delegates in Philadelphia approved the Declaration, setting in motion what would become the world's oldest continuing experiment in self-government.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • That hot summer in Philadelphia, the 56 delegates of the Continental Congress who signed the historic document spent a lot of time in nearby taverns, drinking beer and discussing and debating the merits of trying to become an independent nation.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of minister

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