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diplomat

noun

Definition of diplomat

as in ambassador

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 diplomat Switzerland’s foreign ministry told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola while traveling to Uganda. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Despite the considerable challenges, preparations for elections must continue, diplomats urged. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 The following day, settlers attacked diplomats from Belgium, France and Poland, as well as representatives of the Catholic Church, in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026 The two top diplomats discussed regional developments and ways to strengthen bilateral ties in trade, energy, technology and defense. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diplomat

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Lubelo has also persuaded several friends to join the school, becoming something of an ambassador in a community where magic is often frowned upon and associated with witchcraft.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation, signs international treaties and appoints ambassadors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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Bashar Fawadleh, the parish priest of Taybeh Church, said the diplomats had come to join farmers picking olives, and that settlers who stole olives from the trees beat up several members of the mission and attacked the Belgian consul’s car.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
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

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