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attache

attache

1 7.9
A person who works at an embassy to handle a specific area like culture or trade
  • noun
  • /ˌætəˈʃeɪ/
  • Formal
translation icon : agregado
  • He's the cultural attache to Greece.
  • military attache
  • Japanese military attache
  • U.S. attache

And when Elon Musk refused, they had a judge demand that they send a legal attache down there to discuss this further.

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Examples

Synonyms

diplomat
vsattache
  • Formal
223 3.6

An official person who represents their country abroad and negotiates with other countries

is a specialist assigned to embassy staff rather than general representative abroad
envoy
vsattache
94 6.6

A person sent by a government to talk and make agreements with another country

is a specialist assigned to embassy staff rather than someone chosen for a mission
military attache
vsattache
1 7.4

A person at an embassy who advises on and represents the armed forces

is a specialist assigned to embassy staff across various subjects not only military
cultural attache
vsattache
  • Formal
1 7.5

A diplomat at an embassy who promotes their country's culture to the host country

is a specialist role that can cover other areas beyond culture
army attache
vsattache
  • Formal
7.5

A military officer who works at an embassy and represents their country's army

is a general specialist role covering many subjects beyond one service
naval attache
vsattache
  • Formal
8.1

A navy officer at an embassy who represents their country to the host navy

is a specialist for any subject rather than only naval or sea matters
air attache
vsattache
  • Formal
9.3

A military officer at an embassy who advises on air force matters

is used for specialists in different fields, not limited to aviation
official emissary
vsattache
  • Formal
7.2

A person who a government or organization sends to speak for it at official meetings

is a staff specialist based at an embassy rather than someone temporarily sent
envoy extraordinary
vsattache
  • Archaic
9.6

A government official sent on a special diplomatic mission with lower rank than an ambassador

is a resident specialist within embassy staff rather than a temporary special mission

Compounds

2 3.6

A flat rectangular bag with a hard frame for carrying papers

1 7.5

A diplomat at an embassy who promotes their country's culture to the host country

A person at an embassy who advises on and represents the armed forces

air attache
  • Formal
9.3

A military officer at an embassy who advises on air force matters

army attache
  • Formal
7.5

A military officer who works at an embassy and represents their country's army

naval attache
  • Formal
8.1

A navy officer at an embassy who represents their country to the host navy

How Senior

ambassador
  • Formal
3.7
minister
  • Formal
348 4.2
envoy
94 6.6
attache
  • Formal
1 7.9
messenger
258 2.4

Surface Forms

attache singular
attaches plural

Etymology

Attache for the embassy worker comes from the French attaché, meaning 'attached', because the person is 'attached' to an embassy as an expert in a certain area. That's why a military or cultural attache is an expert sent to work with an embassy.