diplomat
[dip-luh-mat]
noun
a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
a person who is tactful and skillful in managing delicate situations, handling people, etc.
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RELATED WORDS
expert, mediator, envoy, agent, negotiator, representative, minister, ambassador, go-between, emissary, plenipotentiary, moderator, legate, conciliator, tactician
Nearby words
- diploid,
- diploidy,
- diploma,
- diploma mill,
- diplomacy,
- diplomate,
- diplomatic,
- diplomatic bag,
- diplomatic corps,
- diplomatic immunity
Origin of diplomat
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diplomat
noun
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diplomat
1813, from French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (see diplomatic) on model of aristocrate from aristocratique.
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