Definitions for diplomat
ˈdɪp ləˌmætdiplo·mat

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. diplomat, diplomatistnoun

   an official engaged in international negotiations

2. diplomatnoun

   a person who deals tactfully with others

Wiktionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. diplomatnoun

   A person who is accredited, such as an ambassador, to officially represent a government in its relations with other governments or international organisations

   Etymology: From diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from δίπλωμα.

2. diplomatnoun

   Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people

   Etymology: From diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique, ultimately from δίπλωμα.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Diplomatnoun

   alt. of Diplomate

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Diplomat

   A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and friendly relations. Diplomats are the oldest form of any of the foreign policy institutions of the state, predating by centuries foreign ministers and ministerial offices.

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. diplomat

   A man who says "perhaps" when he means no, as opposed to a woman who says "perhaps" when she means yes. (A man who says "no" is not a diplomat, and a woman who says "yes" is not a lady.)

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. DIPLOMAT

   An international liar, with an elastic conscience and a rubber neck.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. diplomat

   A person with the ability, official authority, experience, skills, knowledge and confidence to communicate, negotiate and create peaceful solutions and human rights solutions and outcomes with people with this role or responsibility in an international country or form of official unity governmental authority.

   The role of a diplomat is important and is always communicated with respect, honesty and truth.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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How to pronounce diplomat?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diplomat in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diplomat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of diplomat in a Sentence

1. Trey Gowdy:

   He didn’t know if the sources were legitimate, he didn’t know whether or not the information had been corroborated. He was merely a conduit between somebody who may have had a financial interest in Libya and our nation’s top diplomat.

2. Trey Gowdy:

   Not only was [Blumenthal] providing unvetted, uncorroborated, unsubstantiated intelligence to our top diplomat, he was just simply forwarding on intelligence that somebody by the name of Tyler Drumheller was sending him, he didn’t know if the sources were legitimate, he didn’t know whether or not the information had been corroborated. He was merely a conduit between somebody who may have had a financial interest in Libya and our nation’s top diplomat.

3. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab:

   We feel this amounts to a denial of justice, and we believe Anne Sacoolas should return to the The UK, the UK would have acted differently if this had been a The UK diplomat serving in the U.S....

4. Peter Ustinov:

   A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.

5. Barack Obama:

   As the first woman to serve as America's top diplomat, Madeleine's courage and toughness helped bring peace to the Balkans and paved the way for progress in some of the most unstable corners of the world.

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