ambassadornoun [ C ]
uk/æmˈbæs.ə.dər/us/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/B2 an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country:
The UK's ambassador in Moscow has refused to comment.
She's a former ambassador to the United States.
Late last night, the French ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office to discuss the crisis.
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- He accused the ambassador of diplomatic double-talk.
- The ambassador denied that any missiles had been fired across the border.
- The ambassador is giving a banquet for the visiting president.
- The ambassador has offered to act as a go-between for the two countries involved in the conflict.
- As an ambassador, she enjoys a very privileged status.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
International relations: diplomacy & mediation
- ambassadorial
- appease
- attaché
- bargaining chip
- break down barriers idiom
- diplomatic
- diplomatic bag
- diplomatic corps
- diplomatic immunity
- diplomatic relations
- intercede
- intercession
- internationalism
- interventionist
- legation
- liaison
- mediate
- middleman
- minister
- Pax
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