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   Am·bas·sa·dor

   /amˈbasədər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country: "the French ambassador to Portugal" Similar envoydiplomatambassador extraordinaryambassador plenipotentiaryplenipotentiaryconsulattachéchargé d'affairesemissarylegate(papal) nunciorepresentativedeputydated:ambassadress
   • ▪ a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity: "he is a good ambassador for the industry" Similar campaignerrepresentativeexponentpromoterproponentadvocatechampionsupporterbackerupholderprotagonistbooster

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ambassadorial adjective
   • 2. ambassadorship noun

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