Definition of "diplomate" [dip•lo•mate]

• One who has received a diploma, especially a physician certified as a specialist by a board of examiners. (noun)

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• "Thus being a "diplomate" of the National Board of Medical Examiners means nothing more than the fact that the doctor has passed a standard licensing exam."
• "She is have the diplomate, schollar, leader that Hillary is."
• "This isn't a comment that a statesman, a diplomate would make."