ambassador
Americannoun
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a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative ambassadorextraordinaryandplenipotentiary.
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a diplomatic official of the highest rank sent by a government to represent it on a temporary mission, as for negotiating a treaty.
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a diplomatic official serving as permanent head of a country's mission to the United Nations or some other international organization.
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an authorized messenger or representative. Amb., amb.
noun
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short for ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary ; a diplomatic minister of the highest rank, accredited as permanent representative to another country or sovereign
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a diplomatic minister of the highest rank sent on a special mission
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a diplomatic minister of the first rank with treaty-signing powers
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an ambassador with special duties who may be sent to more than one government
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an authorized representative or messenger
Usage
The gender-neutral form is ambassador
Other Word Forms
- ambassadorial adjective
- ambassadorially adverb
- ambassadorship noun
- ambassadress noun
- preambassadorial adjective
Etymology
Origin of ambassador
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English am-, embass(i)adour, imbassadore, from Anglo-French ambassateur, ambassaduer, from Italian ambassatore, dialectal Italian ambassadore, equivalent to ambass- stem of “to send a delegate” + -atore, -adore, from Latin -ātōrem accusative of -ātor noun-forming suffix; embassy, -ator
Example Sentences
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“A conflict like this has the clear potential to unnerve international businesses operating in the Gulf,” said Michael Ratney, who served as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia under the Biden administration.
People also ask how much Reese gets paid to be a brand ambassador.
Smith, who's also the global ambassador for the Tourette Association of America, describes it as an "iceberg" condition.
From BBC
AFP reporters on Friday morning saw only around a dozen mourners alongside Western ambassadors laying red carnations.
From Barron's
Liverpool ambassador Ian Rush added: "I think our advantage is that the second leg is at home. I think the atmosphere at Anfield is second to none and, hopefully, that will come into it."
From BBC
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