Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One, such as an ambassador, who has been appointed to represent a government in its relations with other governments.
- noun One who uses skill and tact in dealing with others.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is employed or skilled in diplomacy; a diplomatist.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A diplomatist.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who is
accredited , such as anambassador , to officiallyrepresent agovernment in itsrelations with other governments or international organisations - noun figuratively Someone who uses
skill andtact in dealing with other people
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who deals tactfully with others
- noun an official engaged in international negotiations
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"In the 21st century, a diplomat is as likely to meet with a tribal elder in a rural village as a counterpart in a foreign ministry, and is as likely to wear cargo pants as a pinstriped suit," Clinton writes.
A sneak peek at Hillary Clinton's new global strategy Carlos Lozada 2010
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When I look back on my career, I wonder at how often I have had to start by explaining what a diplomat is and what he does.
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The hallmark of a great diplomat is the ability to delegate jobs to others without the necessity of getting all the credit.
Richardson: discussions with N. Koreans show a 'bit of a thaw' 2009
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Isn't it funny that the only person who can be an effective diplomat is the husband of the Secretary of State?
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A Canadian diplomat is blunt: "Things are going worse for us than they have during the past four or five years - the Taliban controls more of our territory than before, and we have made no progress at all on corruption."
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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That line from a diplomat is just too ridiculous to be believable.
15 « August « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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Turkey pushes back against this characterization, and Ankara recalled its diplomat from the United States last month to protest the passage of a non-binding resolution in the House Foreign Relations Committee, which calls the 1915 killings a "genocide."
Obama avoids labeling massacres of Armenians 'genocide' 2010
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He is not hinting; he is saying it was judicial activism in diplomat language.
Think Progress » Citizens United Decision: ‘A Rejection Of The Common Sense Of The American People’ 2010
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They live in their own world, where tax cuts increase revenue, where Saddam was a major supporter of al-Qaeda, where dividend cuts go mostly to the middle class, where an experienced career diplomat is a raving left-winger, etc.
Economic Arguments, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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That line from a diplomat is just too ridiculous to be believable.
Quick Hits – Star Trek: Nero #1, Action #880, Adventure #1, and More 2009
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