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am·bas·sa·dor

(ăm-băs′ə-dər, -dôr′)

1. A diplomatic official of the highest rank appointed and accredited as representative in residence by one government or sovereign to another, usually for a specific length of time.

2. A diplomatic official heading his or her country's permanent mission to certain international organizations, such as the United Nations.

3. An authorized messenger or representative.

4. An unofficial representative: ambassadors of goodwill.

[Middle English ambassadour, from Old French ambassadeur, from Medieval Latin ambactia, mission, from Latin ambactus, servant, ultimately of Celtic origin; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

am·bas′sa·do′ri·al (-dôr′ē-əl) adj.

am·bas′sa·dor·ship′ n.

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ambassador

(æmˈbæsədə)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary; a diplomatic minister of the highest rank, accredited as permanent representative to another country or sovereign

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) ambassador extraordinary a diplomatic minister of the highest rank sent on a special mission

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) ambassador plenipotentiary a diplomatic minister of the first rank with treaty-signing powers

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) ambassador-at-large US an ambassador with special duties who may be sent to more than one government

5. an authorized representative or messenger

[C14: from Old French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, from Old Provençal ambaisador, from ambaisa (unattested) mission, errand; see embassy]

amˈbassadress fem n

ambassadorial adj

amˈbassadorˌship n

Usage: The gender-neutral form is ambassador

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am•bas•sa•dor

(æmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr)

n.

1. a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative (ambas′sador extraor′dinary and plenipoten′tiary), or sent on a special or temporary mission.

2. a diplomatic official serving as permanent head of a country's mission to the United Nations or some other international organization.

3. an authorized messenger or representative.

[1325–75; Middle English am-, embass(i)adour < Anglo-French ambassateur, ambassaduer < Italian ambassatore]

am•bas`sa•do′ri•al (-ˈdɔr i əl, -ˈdoʊr-) adj.

am•bas′sa•dor•ship`, n.

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Noun	1.	ambassador - a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another embassador ambassadress - a woman ambassador diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
	2.	ambassador - an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will" spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

ambassador

noun representative, minister, agent, deputy, diplomat, envoy, consul, attaché, emissary, legate, plenipotentiary the German ambassador to Poland

Quotations
"An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth" [Henry Wotton]

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Translations

سَفِيرسفراءسفير

velvyslanec

ambassadør

BotschafterAmbassadeur

πρέσβης

embajador

lähettiläs

ambassadeur ambassadrice

veleposlanikveleposlanica

nagykövet

sendiherra

ambasciatore ambasciatrice

大使

대사

legatus

ambasadoriausambasadorius

vēstnieks

veľvyslanec

veleposlanikambasador

ambassadör

เอกอัครราชฑูต

elçi büyükelçi

đại sứ

大使

ambassador

[æmˈbæsədəʳ] N → embajador(a) m/f (fig) → embajador(a) m/f, representante mf (for de) the Spanish ambassador → el embajador de España

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ambassador

[æmˈbæsədə^r] n

(lit) [country] → ambassadeur/drice m/f
the French ambassador → l'ambassadeur/drice m/f de France
the French ambassador to Russia → l'ambassadeur/drice m/f de France en Russie

(fig) (= representative) → ambassadeur/drice m/f

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ambassador

n → Botschafter(in) m(f); (fig) → Repräsentant(in) m(f), → Vertreter(in) m(f)

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ambassador

[æmˈbæsədəʳ] n → ambasciatore/trice

ambassador

(amˈbӕsədə) – feminine amˈbassadress – noun

the government minister appointed to act for his government in another country. the British Ambassador to Italy.

amˌbassaˈdorial (-ˈdoː-) adjective

ambassador

→ سَفِير velvyslanec ambassadør Botschafter πρέσβης embajador lähettiläs ambassadeur veleposlanik ambasciatore 大使 대사 ambassadeur ambassadør ambasador embaixador посол ambassadör เอกอัครราชฑูต büyükelçi đại sứ 大使

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