a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
a person who is tactful and skillful in managing delicate situations, handling people, etc.
Origin of diplomat
1805–15; <French diplomate, back formation from diplomatiquediplomatic
Indeed, it has been accused of targeting foreign diplomats in third countries in the past.
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As Scott Anderson explained on the Lawfare podcast, the principles behind State Department policies banning partisan activities by overseas diplomats are that they represent the entire nation – not just one political party.
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His plan was to one day become a diplomat, but he was losing faith in the idea of international policy as a career path.
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“That would fit into the Kremlin narrative,” says the diplomat.
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He was a diplomat, New York governor, and vice president of the United States.
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A U.S. diplomat once spoke with bitterness of the breadth of his power when negotiating with an uncooperative dictator.
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The diplomat said his words were an attempt “not to allow violence and escalation.”
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Actually, there is usually as much need of a diplomat here as between two nations.
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A Belgian diplomat in Paris related an incident he observed at Charleroi.
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This afternoon we got our things together to give our American Dip—short for diplomat—a surprise party at his rooms.
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Trumbull declined the appointment because he preferred to remain a Senator rather than to be a diplomat.
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He was nothing if not a diplomat, as he showed in the present instance.
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British Dictionary definitions for diplomat
diplomat
/ (ˈdɪpləˌmæt) /
noun
an official, such as an ambassador or first secretary, engaged in diplomacy
a person who deals with people tactfully or skilfully