diplomat

Examples

• All

• You're quite a diplomat, Madi.

  Destination Love (2022)

• You are becoming the perfect diplomat.

  Jefferson in Paris (1995)

• So I spent much of my early life as a diplomat, professional diplomat for UK government.

• And he was the son of an English diplomat... ...who always saw the best in people.

  Jupiter Ascending (2015)

• I would be a diplomat and make him think it was his idea to stop.

  Fiction book (1996)

• You'd finish your studies here, become a diplomat, as you always said.

  Wasp Network (2020)

• But the duties of patriot and diplomat took him in another direction.

  Academic text (2003)

• Itagne, ever the diplomat, stepped in to fill the awkward gap.

  Fiction book (1993)

• He's described as one of the new breed of diplomats for the '70s.

  Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

• A skilled diplomat, she successfully negotiated a peace treaty between the two countries.

Synonyms

A

ambassador

vsdiplomat

• Formal

∞ 3.7

An official who lives in another country and speaks for their government

is a general skilled negotiator and relation manager not defined by rank

M

minister

vsdiplomat

• Formal

348 4.2

A diplomat who represents one country to another and ranks below an ambassador

is the broader skilled negotiator term not focused on rank

N

negotiator

vsdiplomat

171 4.6

A person who talks with others to reach an agreement

also emphasizes long term relations and tact not only formal bargaining

E

emissary

vsdiplomat

157 7.9

A person sent by a government or leader on a special mission to negotiate

is the general relation manager who works continuously and uses tact beyond missions

E

envoy

vsdiplomat

94 6.6

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

is broader covering long term relation management and tact beyond single missions

P

plenipotentiary

vsdiplomat

• Formal

2 9.9

A diplomat who can make and sign agreements for their country

usually lacks that full negotiating authority and focuses on skillful relations

D

diplomatist

vsdiplomat

1 7.9

A person who works for their country and talks with other countries to make agreements

is broader used for any skilled manager of relations not only officials

C

cultural attache

vsdiplomat

• Formal

1 7.5

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

focuses more on negotiation and broad relation management not only cultural exchange

T

true diplomat

vsdiplomat

5.5

A person who handles difficult talks calmly and keeps peace

is the general term for skillful negotiators without stressing genuine mastery

E

embassador

vsdiplomat

• Archaic

9.9

An old word for a senior official who a country sends to represent it in another country

is the standard modern word for the skilled representative rather than the old form

D

diplomatic minister

vsdiplomat

• Specialized

6.5

A government official who represents their country in another country and ranks below an ambassador

is the more general category for skilled negotiators not limited to that specific role

E

envoy extraordinary

vsdiplomat

• Archaic

9.6

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

typically holds ongoing relations and negotiation duties not only special missions

O

official emissary

vsdiplomat

• Formal

7.2

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

is the general skilled relation manager not defined by appointment or mission membership

Compounds

T

true diplomat

5.5

A person who handles difficult talks calmly and keeps peace

How Diplomatic

true diplomat

5.5

diplomat

49 4.4

polite

329 1.0

tactless

5 4.9

Surface Forms

Etymology