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nuncio

noun

Definition of nuncio

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

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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

Definition of consul

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Other right-wing papers were carrying the stories too, and soon after Wessel’s funeral foreign diplomats were becoming deeply concerned by the dire state of the German economy and the rise of fascism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
China, reluctant to pick a side in the Iran war, is reportedly being urged by its diplomats to protect relations with Gulf states as competition with the US for influence in the region heats up.

— Damian Zane, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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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

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Yotova's main challenger is economist Andrei Gyurov, a former deputy governor of the central bank and caretaker prime minister who led the country in the early months of 2026.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, repeated his warning Sunday that Iran or its proxies could launch an attack before the election to disrupt the vote, citing intelligence.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Iran’s allies and proxies, including those in Iraq and Yemen, have also struck Saudi oil facilities and civilian infrastructure, putting unprecedented pressure on the kingdom.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of proxy

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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

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