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diplomat

[ dip-luh-mat ]

noun

  1. a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
  2. a person who is tactful and skillful in managing delicate situations, handling people, etc.


diplomat

/ ˈɪəˌæ /

noun

  1. an official, such as an ambassador or first secretary, engaged in diplomacy
  2. a person who deals with people tactfully or skilfully
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diplomat1

First recorded in 1805–15; from French diplomate, back formation from diplomatique diplomatic
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France has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats to leave Paris as a diplomatic row escalated.

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They will be represented instead by regional allies, some of whom diplomats say are fuelling the conflict.

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There, Japanese businessmen, local officials, an opera star, a translator, diplomats and revolutionary captors become unlikely companions.

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Weinstein said getting a fugitive to return from a non-extradition country such as China would be extremely complicated and involve the work of federal agencies and foreign diplomats.

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Burgess was a British diplomat and Soviet double agent during the Second World War and the early Cold War period.

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