| 单词 | ambassador-at-large |
| 释义 | > as lemmasambassador-at-large 5. ambassador-at-large: a diplomat or minister or the highest rank who represents a nation or head of state on specific issues, without being attached to a particular foreign state or embassy. Later also: spec. (U.S.) an official, typically the head of a particular Office of the Department of State, whose role is to oversee United States foreign policy on a specific international issue, such as war crimes, women's rights, or religious freedom. Also in extended use; cf. sense 4.In the general sense, an ambassador-at-large typically has responsibility for representing his or her nation's interests across a particular region, or holds a seat in an international organization such as the United Nations.The rank of ambassador-at-large in the specific U.S. sense was first established in 1949. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy sand1038 sandesman1123 sanderbodec1200 erendes-manc1275 sand-manc1275 legatec1350 embassadora1398 ambassador1417 bassatourc1450 orator1474 messenger1535 vakeel1622 public minister1624 minister1647 envoy1666 wakeel1803 missionary1821 elchee1824 ambassador-at-large1868 1868 In Senate: Rep. to accompany Bill S. No. 217 11 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 2nd Sess: Senate Rep. 117) I. The unusual honor recently conferred by that government upon a citizen of this country was not alone because of his fitness as an ambassador at large. 1908 Busy Man's Mag. Sept. 122/1 If he ever does get his deserts, he will be designated as ambassador-at-large for the Canadian Pacific Railway. 1952 World Today Feb. 57 The President also appoints personal representatives and ambassadors-at-large for special missions. 2004 9/11 Comm. Rep. (National Comm. Terrorist Attacks U.S.) iii. 94 As an ‘ambassador at large’, this official sought to increase the visibility of counterterrorism matters within the [State] department. < as lemmas |
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