diplomat
Americannoun
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a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
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a person who is tactful and skillful in managing delicate situations, handling people, etc.
noun
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an official, such as an ambassador or first secretary, engaged in diplomacy
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a person who deals with people tactfully or skilfully
Etymology
Origin of diplomat
First recorded in 1805–15; from French diplomate, back formation from diplomatique diplomatic
Example Sentences
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McNamara travelled with other US diplomats to Caracas days after Maduro's ouster to assess "a potential phased resumption of operations" at the embassy.
From Barron's
The U.S. has dispatched a team of diplomats to potentially reopen the embassy in Caracas.
“Their strategy right now is just buying time,” said Alan Eyre, a former senior U.S. diplomat who specialized in Iran and is now at the Middle East Institute, a Washington think tank.
The moves come as delegations of U.S. diplomats have been working to reopen the U.S.
What worries soccer officials, politicians and diplomats isn’t just ICE’s aggression.
From Los Angeles Times
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