cultural attache
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- noun
- /ˈkʌltʃərəl ˌæteɪˈʃeɪ/
- Formal
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agregado cultural
- As a cultural attache, she promoted her country's literature and films during the festival.
Examples
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Alexsey Polyakov, cultural attache here in London.
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He's the cultural attache to Greece.
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The cultural attache organized an art exhibition to showcase local artists in the embassy.
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The cultural attache arranged a cultural exchange program between schools in both countries.
Synonyms
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An official person who represents their country abroad and negotiates with other countries
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A person sent by a government to talk and make agreements with another country
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A person who works at an embassy to handle a specific area like culture or trade
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A person who works for their country and talks with other countries to make agreements
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward composition: 'attache' means a diplomat assigned as a specialist and 'cultural' specifies the domain (culture), so the overall meaning — a diplomat responsible for cultural relations — is directly derivable from the parts. This follows a common adjective + noun pattern and has clear cross‑linguistic equivalents (e.g., French 'attaché culturel'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Cultural attache comes from French where attache meant someone 'attached' to an embassy to do a special job. A cultural attache is the person 'attached' to look after a country's arts and events abroad, so the name explains why they promote culture and organise cultural programs.