ambassador
noun [C] /æmˈbæs.ə.dər/
/-dɚ/ Definition
B2 an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country: The UK's ambassador in Moscow has refused to comment. She's a former ambassador to the United States. Late last night, the French ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the crisis.Diplomacy and mediation
(Definition of ambassador noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ambassadorial adjective
- appease verb
- attaché noun
- bargaining chip noun
- break down barriers idiom
- diplomatic adjective
- diplomatic bag noun
- diplomatic corps noun
- diplomatic immunity noun
- diplomatic relations noun
- intercede verb
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- intermediary noun
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