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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.

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Recent Examples of diplomats The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026 In May of last year, Leo said the dignity of migrants must be respected, speaking to world diplomats and invoking his own immigrant background. — Connor Greene, Time, 4 July 2026 Iran’s ambassador to Australia and another three Iranian diplomats were expelled. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 The court also upheld that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship for all except in the narrowest of cases, like the children of diplomats and invading soldiers. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 The topic could be one of several discussed by American and Iranian diplomats during negotiations in Switzerland on Sunday. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 The new proposal for the future of the global commercial shipping route was first reported by The New York Times, citing an Iranian official and four diplomats with knowledge of the matter. — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026 The envoys won’t be having direct negotiations with Iranian diplomats while in Qatar’s capital, Doha, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The Supreme Court considered the meaning of the clause in a landmark case in 1898 and affirmed the rule of citizenship by birth, with rare exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats, occupying armies and members of Native American tribes. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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ambassadors

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The pet food brand is looking for one kitten and one puppy to serve as honorary brand ambassadors and help spread the word about healthy eating.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 6 July 2026
They’re heavily scheduled as working training vessels and ambassadors of goodwill, and merely getting on their itineraries required planning that began in April 2020.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

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