ambassador

ambassador
noun Etymology: Middle English ambassadour, from Anglo-French ambassateur, ultimately of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ambaht service Date: 14th century 1. an official envoy; especially a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his or her own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment 2. a. an authorized representative or messenger b. an unofficial representative <
traveling abroad as ambassadors of goodwill
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ambassadorial adjectiveambassadorship noun

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