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Definition of ambassador noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ambassador

noun
 
 
/æmˈbæsədə(r)/
 
/æmˈbæsədər/
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  1.  
    an official who lives in a foreign country as the senior representative there of their own country
    • the British Ambassador to Italy/in Rome
    • a former ambassador to the UN
    Extra Examples
    • She served as a roving ambassador, with 51 trips to foreign countries by 2024.
    • The US ambassador was recalled to Washington in protest.
    • the Brazilian ambassador in London
    • He's a former ambassador to the UN.
    • The King sent an ambassador to Paris.
    Topics Jobsc1, Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • former
    • British
    • French
    • …
    verb + ambassador
    • act as
    • serve as
    • appoint
    • …
    preposition
    • ambassador in
    • ambassador for
    • ambassador to
    • …
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  2. a person who represents or promotes a particular activity
    • The best ambassadors for the sport are the players.
    see also brand ambassador, goodwill ambassador
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from French ambassadeur, from Italian ambasciator, based on Latin ambactus ‘servant’.
See ambassador in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee ambassador in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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