/dɪˈplʌmæˌt/ - [diplumat] - dip•lo•mat
We found 8 definitions of diplomat from 6 different sources.
NounPlural: diplomats |
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diplomat - an official engaged in international negotiations | ||
diplomatist | ||
functionary, official someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" | ||
embassador, ambassador a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another | ||
charge d'affaires the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador | ||
consul a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country | ||
envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary, envoy a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry | ||
high commissioner a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank | ||
internuncio (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio | ||
diplomatic minister, minister the job of a head of a government department | ||
nuncio, papal nuncio (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status | ||
persona grata a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent | ||
persona non grata a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent | ||
plenipotentiary a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government | ||
george f. kennan, george frost kennan, kennan United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005) | ||
diplomat - a person who deals tactfully with others | ||
go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator a negotiator who acts as a link between parties |