AMBASSADOR


Meaning of AMBASSADOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ am-ˈba-sə-dər, əm-, im-, -ˌdȯr, -ˈbas-dər ]

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 ambassador s of goodwill

• am·bas·sa·do·ri·al -ˌba-sə-ˈdȯr-ē-əl adjective

• am·bas·sa·dor·ship -ˈba-sə-dər-ˌship noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.