Definition of "diplomat" []

• One, such as an ambassador, who has been appointed to represent a government in its relations with other governments. (noun)
• One who uses skill and tact in dealing with others. (noun)

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• ""In the 21st century, a diplomat is as likely to meet with a tribal elder in a rural village as a counterpart in a foreign ministry, and is as likely to wear cargo pants as a pinstriped suit," Clinton writes."
• "When I look back on my career, I wonder at how often I have had to start by explaining what a diplomat is and what he does."
• "They live in their own world, where tax cuts increase revenue, where Saddam was a major supporter of al-Qaeda, where dividend cuts go mostly to the middle class, where an experienced career diplomat is a raving left-winger, etc."