diplomat
noun
a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
diplomats
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pluralof diplomat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Both Saar and British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that a small team of diplomats would remain at the building, though it will be stripped of its consular name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It also repeated a warning for foreign citizens, including diplomats, to leave Kyiv.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and shut its embassy in Asmara on Thursday, while Eritrea responded that it would "sever all diplomatic ties".
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
On Thursday, Ethiopia announced that it was closing its embassy in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, accusing them of activities that threatened national security.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Before the Civil War, five sitting presidents vacationed there, as did judges, lawyers, diplomats, slaveholders, and merchants—mostly from Southern states.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
