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 primary exemption for birthright citizenship has been the children of foreign diplomats.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Hours earlier, Israeli police had blocked the top Catholic leader in Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, drawing widespread criticism from Western leaders and diplomats.
—Peter Weber, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
The case centers around whether the order complies with the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and a decades-old law that has been widely understood to make everyone born in the country a citizen, with narrow exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats and invading armies.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Well, Margaret, this is a regime, Islamic Republic of Iran, which came to power in 1979 taking American diplomats hostage.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Top diplomats from several key Middle Eastern powers gathered in Pakistan on Sunday for high-level talks aimed at ending the monthlong war in Iran.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
Pakistan later said the diplomats had departed for their home countries.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
When even former Israeli diplomats acknowledge the crime of apartheid, it should be seen as neither extreme nor controversial for an American governor to say so.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
So far, Gulf countries have expelled Iranian diplomats but not intervened militarily in the conflict.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Hours earlier, Israeli police had blocked the top Catholic leader in Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, drawing widespread criticism from Western leaders and diplomats.
—Peter Weber, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026
The case centers around whether the order complies with the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and a decades-old law that has been widely understood to make everyone born in the country a citizen, with narrow exceptions for the children of foreign diplomats and invading armies.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Well, Margaret, this is a regime, Islamic Republic of Iran, which came to power in 1979 taking American diplomats hostage.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Top diplomats from several key Middle Eastern powers gathered in Pakistan on Sunday for high-level talks aimed at ending the monthlong war in Iran.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
Pakistan later said the diplomats had departed for their home countries.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
When even former Israeli diplomats acknowledge the crime of apartheid, it should be seen as neither extreme nor controversial for an American governor to say so.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
So far, Gulf countries have expelled Iranian diplomats but not intervened militarily in the conflict.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomats
ambassadors
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Commercial conversations Earlier this month, the UK government convened a meeting of defense companies to meet ambassadors and defense attaches from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq and Jordan.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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These companies hire freelance brand ambassadors to promote local businesses by handing out fliers, pitching services, or introducing new products to the community.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Diplomats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomats. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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