Ambassador

Definitions: Ambassador

Ambassador

Noun

1. A diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another.

2. An informal representative; "an ambassador of good will".

Date "ambassador" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Ambassador

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Ambassador In the Old Testament the Hebrew word _tsir_, meaning "one who goes on an errand," is rendered thus (Josh. 9:4; Prov. 13:17; Isa. 18:2; Jer. 49:14; Obad. 1:1). This is also the rendering of _melits_, meaning "an interpreter," in 2 Chr. 32:31; and of _malak_, a "messenger," in 2 Chr. 35:21; Isa. 30:4; 33:7; Ezek. 17:15. This is the name used by the apostle as designating those who are appointed by God to declare his will (2 Cor. 5:20; Eph. 6:20). The Hebrews on various occasions and for various purposes had recourse to the services of ambassadors, e.g., to contract alliances (Josh. 9:4), to solicit favours (Num. 20:14), to remonstrate when wrong was done (Judg. 11:12), to condole with a young king on the death of his father (2 Sam. 10:2), and to congratulate a king on his accession to the throne (1 Kings 5:1). To do injury to an ambassador was to insult the king who sent him (2 Sam. 10:5). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Ambassador

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An ambassador is the official representative of one state to another. Representatives of the mission in cities other than the capital are called consuls. The host country typically allows the ambassador and any consuls control of specific territory called an embassy or consulate respectively. The territory, staff and even vehicles used by the mission are usually afforded diplomatic immunity to most laws of the host country.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ambassador."

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Synonym: Ambassador

Synonym: embassador (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Ambassador

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Consignee	Diplomatist, diplomat(e), corps diplomatique, embassy; ambassador, embassador; representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio, charge d'affaires, attache.
Messenger	Noun: messenger, envoy, emissary, legate; nuncio, internuncio; ambassador; (diplomatist).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Ambassador

English words defined with "ambassador": ambassadorship, ambassadress, Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko, Andrei Gromyko ♦ charge d'affaires, currently ♦ diplomatic minister ♦ Embassade, envoy, envoy extraordinary, extraordinary ♦ Galbraith, Gromyko ♦ In ordinary ♦ John Galbraith, John Kenneth Galbraith ♦ Lieger ♦ minister, minister plenipotentiary ♦ presently ♦ recall ♦ Vakeel ♦ Xenium. (references)

Specialty definitions using "ambassador": Alethes, AMBASSADOR, AMBASSADOR OF MOROCCO, Argantes ♦ chargé, chargé d'affaires ♦ Exile ♦ Foreign Government Official ♦ GOODWILL AMBASSADOR ♦ minister ♦ Scythian Defiance, SHUSTER ♦ Welsh Ambassador. (references)

Etymologies containing "ambassador": Adlegation ♦ Landamman. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Ambassador" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Norwegian (ambassador).

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Modern Usage: Ambassador

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I'd be only too happy to meet with Ambassador Trentino, and offer him on behalf of my country the right hand of good fellowship. (Duck Soup; writing credit: Bert Kalmar ; Harry Ruby) I saved an ambassador. (Kim Possible; writing credit: Julie DuFine; Madellaine Paxson)
Movie/TV Titles	Benjamin Franklin: The Ambassador (1974) Ambassador at Large (1963) An Ambassador from the Dead (1915) The Ambassador (1998)
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Commercial Usage: Ambassador

Domain	Title
References	Ambassador Eyewear Group, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) The Ambassador Hotel: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Ambassador of the Dead (reference) Billy Graham: God's Ambassador A Lifelong Mission Of Giving Hope To The World (reference) Hammond Ambassador World Atlas (reference) In Confidence: Moscow's Ambassador to Six Cold War Presidents (reference) Itinerant ambassador; the life of Sir Thomas Roe (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Lutheran Ambassador (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	National Geographic - Ambassador - Inside the Embassy (reference) Ambassador Magma, Vol. 1 (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Ambassador Satch [EXTRA TRACKS] (reference) Live from the Ambassador [LIVE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Targus Noteworthy Ambassador Case Black 1680 Denier Nylon (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Image Slideshow: Ambassador

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Photo Album: Ambassador

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The unveiling ceremony of the bust of Hygeia. (left to right), Archbishop Lakovas, Ambassador B. Vitsaxis, Dr. John E Skandalakis, and R. David J. Sencer.Credit: CDC.		Watch a parade in honor of the 128th anniversary of Greek Independence with senior officers of the Greek Army and other high-ranking officials, at Athens, Greece, March 1949. In top hat, just to right of Admiral Sherman, is China's Ambassador to Greece, Wen-Yuan Wing.Credit: NAVY.
	On the balcony of the U.S. Embassy, Manila, while serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines in 1952-55. Several Japanese ships, sunk in Manila Bay during World War II, are visible in the background.Credit: NAVY.		It'll make a beautiful package, Mr. Ambassador -- but there's nothing in it!.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Only when I laugh, Mr. Ambassador!.Credit: Library of Congress.		Cardenas, Lazaro, Pres. of Mexico [with U.S. Ambassador Josephus Daniels and Adm. Yancey Williams at reception].Credit: Library of Congress.
	Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British Ambassador, half-length portrait, facing right.Credit: Library of Congress.		Ambassador Cambon signing the Peace Protocol.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Miscellaneous subjects. Cuban ambassador inspecting cement boat of Lone Star Cement Co. I.Credit: Library of Congress.		Ambassador Hotel. Exterior of Ambassador Hotel.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Familiar Quotations: Ambassador

Author	Quotation
Sir Henry Wotton	An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie and intrigue abroad for the benefit of his country.
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Use in Literature: Ambassador

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	French Ambassador at Berlin.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Ambassador

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		In the wake of the decision, the Government suspended its "critical dialog" with Iran and recalled its ambassador. (references)
Civil Liberties	Cote d'Ivoire	Under the Gbagbo Government, Freedom Neruda was named an ambassador, and Eugene Allou became Chief of Cabinet. (references)
	Romania	The Minister of Justice called for an investigation, the publishing house sent a letter of apology to the Israeli Ambassador, and the PRM leader apologized to the Jewish community. (references)
	Romania	In May the Israeli Ambassador expressed concern about a book published by a member of the extreme-right "Greater Romania" Party (PRM) which contained two jokes on the extermination of Jews by the Nazis. (references)
Economic History	Sierra Leone	Ambassador to the U.S.--John Leigh. (references)
	Andorra	Edward L. Romero is the U.S. Ambassador in Madrid to Andorra. (references)
	Chad	Libya supplies aid and has an ambassador resident in N'Djamena. (references)
Human Rights	Brazil	In May 2000, the Government appointed Gilbert Saboia, former ambassador to Sweden, as the new Secretary for Human Rights. (references)
	Guatemala	On April 20, Guatemalan Ambassador to Peru and retired Colonel Carlos Armando Moreira Lopez wrote to the General Commandant of the Peruvian Army. (references)
	Chad	On June 11, approximately 100 women gathered outside the French Embassy to present a petition protesting the election results to the French ambassador. (references)
Political Economy	Pakistan	In August 1988, General Zia, along with US Ambassador Arnold Raphel and many other senior officials, died in an air crash. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	Houphou�t-Boigny's successor, President Henri Konan Bédié, knew the United States from his time as C�te d'Ivoire's Ambassador to Washington and later as special adviser to the President of the World Bank. (references)
	India	President Clinton telephoned new Prime Minister Vajpayee to congratulate him, pledged to visit India in the fall of 1998, and dispatched U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson to New Delhi in April to strengthen relations with the new government. (references)
Political Rights	Zambia	Former ambassador Gwendoline Konie and Dr. Inonge Lewanika were the first women to run for president. (references)
	Turkmenistan	Women serve in the following positions: Deputy Chairman for Economy and Finance; Prosecutor General; Ambassador to the U.N.; Chief of Presidential Protocol; Head of the Mejilis (Parliamentary) Committee on Science, Education, and Culture; Deputy Minister for Economy and Finance; and Deputy Minister for Social Protection. (references)
Travel	Bulgaria	Other hotels include the Ambassador Hotel and Castle Hrankov Hotel (both 15 minutes from the city-center) and the Park Hotel Moskva. (references)
Women	Kuwait	There is one female ambassador and there are two female undersecretaries; however, there are no female judges or prosecutors. (references)
Worker Rights	Cote d'Ivoire	The Government said they were trying to enter the country clandestinely, but the Guinean Ambassador said they were coming to be reunited with their families. (references)
	Cote d'Ivoire	They were handed over to the Burkinabe Ambassador in Abidjan for repatriation; however, the Burkinabe authorities complained that the fight against child trafficking should not lead to abuses. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EXILE, n. One who serves his country by residing abroad, yet is not an ambassador. An English sea-captain being asked if he had read "The Exile of Erin," replied: "No, sir, but I should like to anchor on it." Years afterwards, when he had been hanged as a pirate after a career of unparalleled atrocities, the following memorandum was found in the ship's log that he had kept at the time of his reply: Aug. 3d, 1842. Made a joke on the ex-Isle of Erin. Coldly received. War with the whole world!
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Spoken Usage: Ambassador

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Al Hunt	All right. We're going to take a break right now, but when we come back, we'll have the Big Question for the Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations.
Colin Powell	We have an ambassador, Ambassador Jim Dobbins, who is in Bonn now. He was instrumental in getting the Northern Alliance to send representatives. I'm very pleased with what Ambassador Dobbins has been able to do.
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Speeches: Ambassador

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	On the basis of communications from Ambassador Fisher in Geneva this afternoon, I am encouraged to believe that a draft treaty can be laid before the conference in Geneva in the very near future.
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	Kissinger, Ambassador Lodge, and I, personally, have met on a number of occasions with representatives of the Soviet Government to enlist their assistance in getting meaningful negotiations started.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	We also established the first refugee coordination office in the Department of State under the leadership of a special ambassador and coordinator for refugee affairs and programs.
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Usage Frequency: Ambassador

"Ambassador" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 91.42% of the time. "Ambassador" is used about 1,059 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	91.42%	968	7,532
Noun (proper)	8.58%	91	34,491
Total	100.00%	1,059	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Ambassador

Country	Name	Country	Name
Taiwan	The Ambassador Hotel	USA	Ambassador Eyewear Group, Inc.
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Expression: Ambassador

Expressions using "ambassador": ambassador extraordinary ♦ ambassador plenipotentiary ♦ extraordinary ambassador ♦ outgoing ambassador ♦ roving ambassador. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "ambassador": ambassador-at-large, ambassador-cum-political-adviser, ambassador-designate, ambassador-escort.
	Ending with "ambassador": ex-ambassador.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Ambassador

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
ambassador	484	ambassador travel	24
ambassador hotel	220	ambassador fishing reel	22
the ambassador bridge	101	ambassador limousine	22
allentown ambassador	80	ambassador hotel amarillo	22
ambassador people people student	78	ambassador hotel paris	21
ambassador theater	77	ambassador state united	21
ambassador hotel new orleans	54	ambassador new orleans	20
ambassador hotel los angeles	51	ambassador card	20
ambassador for christ	51	ambassador mortgage	20
lafayette ambassador bank	50	ambassador travel club	19
student ambassador	50	ambassador home	18
ambassador reel	47	ambassador college	18
ambassador hotel bangkok	43	ambassador east	18
omni ambassador east	40	ambassador hotel kingston	18
ambassador suite	32	ambassador inn	17
royal ambassador	30	ambassador hotel tulsa	17
people to people student ambassador program	29	ambassador watch	17
ambassador pool	27	ambassador theater new york	17
ambassador us	26	ambassador hotel of waikiki	16
ambassador hotel barcelona	26	ambassador people people	16
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Modern Translations: Ambassador

Language		Translations for "ambassador"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		ambassadrise (female, female ambassador), ambassadeur. (various references)

Albanian		ambasador (legate). (various references)

Arabic		‏سفيرة (ambassadress), ‏سفير, ‏رسول مفوض. (various references)

Bulgarian		вестител, пратеник (delegate, emissary, envoy, messenger), посредник (agent, banian, banyan, broker, factor, go between, intercessor, intermediary, mediator, middleman, moderator, negotiant, negotiator, umpire), посланик (plenipotentiary, vakeel). (various references)

Chinese		大使. (various references)

Czech		velvyslanec. (various references)

Danish		bud (emissary, envoy, messenger, tender), ambassadør. (various references)

Dutch		gezant (Counsellor, emissary, envoy, messenger), ambassadeur. (various references)

Esperanto		ambasadoro, sendito (emissary, envoy, messenger). (various references)

Farsi		پیک (Courier, Mercury, Messenger), ماموررسمی یک دولت , سفیر, ایلچی (Embassador, Envoy). (various references)

Finnish		suurlähettiläs, lähettiläs (envoy). (various references)

French		ambassadeur (ambassadorial), ambassadrice (ambassadress, female ambassador). (various references)

Frisian		seinboade (emissary, envoy, messenger). (various references)

German		Botschafter (emissary, envoy, messenger). (various references)

Greek		πρεσβευτήσ (minister). (various references)

Hebrew		ש�'ריר (emissary, envoy, plenipotentiary). (various references)

Hungarian		nagykövet. (various references)

Icelandic		sendiherra (minister). (various references)

Indonesian		ambasador, duta besar (ambassadress), duta. (various references)

Irish		ambasadóir. (various references)

Italian		ambasciatore. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		大使 , アンド回路 (amber, ambiance, ambivalence, ambulance, amp, amphetamine, amplifier, ampoule, AND circuit, boredom, enfants terribles, impromptu, umber, umbrella cut, umpire, unbalance, unbelievable, unfair, unhappy, unparser, unplayable). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		たいし (ambition, aspiration, concerning China, Crown Prince), アンバサダー . (various references)

Korean		대사. (various references)

Manx		ambasseydeyr. (various references)

Norwegian		ambassador. (various references)

Papiamen		embahador, embahadó. (various references)

Pig Latin		ambassadoray

Portuguese		embaixador (envoy, legate). (various references)

Romanian		ambasador (deputy, representative), sol (earth, envoy, ground, Herald, land, Mold, mould, officer, so, soil, Sol), reprezentant (agent, assignee, attorney, deputy, envoy, exponent, official, rep, representative, shop steward, spokesman). (various references)

Russian		посол (legate). (various references)

Scottish		teachdaire (courier, messenger). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ambasador. (various references)

Sicilian		ammasciaturi. (various references)

Spanish		embajador (emissary, envoy, messenger). (various references)

Swazi		lí-ncusa. (various references)

Swedish		ambassadör. (various references)

Tagalog		sugò. (various references)

Turkish		temsilci (agent, commissionaire, coryphaeus, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, nominee, rep, representative, spokesman, substitute), elçi (delegate, envoy, Herald, legate), büyükelçi, büyük elçí. (various references)

Turkmen		ilзi. (various references)

Ukranian		вісник (announcer, forager, nunciate), посол (envoy, legate), посередник (agent, broker, come between, daysman, fixer, go between, in between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermedium, mediator, middleman, moderator, negotiator, second hand, stakeholder, stickler, umpire), посланник (envoy, nuncio), посланець (delegate, express, messenger, missionary, nunciate, nuncio). (various references)

Vietnamese		đại sứ người đại diện sứ giả. (various references)

Welsh		llysgennad, llysgenhadwr. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Ambassador

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	ambactus, legati, legatos, legatum, legatus, orator. (various references)
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Bible Trace: Ambassador

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 13, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	BasileuV qrasuV empeseitai eiV kaka aggeloV de pistoV rusetai auton
Latin	405	Vulgate	Nuntius impii cadet in malum legatus fidelis sanitas
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The messager of the vnpitous shal falle in to euel; the feithful sent is helthe.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful embassador is health.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
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Matched Bible Translations: Ambassador

Language	Proverbs Chapter 13, Verse 17
Cebuano	¶ Ang usa ka dautan nga sinugo mahulog ngadto sa kadaut; Apan ang usa ka matinumanon nga sinaligan maoy makaayo.
Croatian	Zao glasnik zapada u zlo, a vjeran poslanik donosi spasenje.
Danish	Gudløs Budbringer går det galt, troværdigt Bud bringer Lægedom.
Dutch	Een goddeloze bode zal in het kwaad vallen; maar een trouw gezant is medicijn.
Finnish	Jumalaton sanansaattaja suistuu turmioon, mutta uskollinen lähetti on kuin lääke.
French	Un envoyé méchant tombe dans le malheur, Mais un messager fidèle apporte la guérison.
German	Ein gottloser Bote bringt Unglück; aber ein treuer Bote ist heilsam.
Haitian Creole	¶ Yon move komisyonè ap mete moun nan ka. Men, yon komisyonè serye ap bay moun kè poze.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Utusan yang tak becus mendatangkan celaka; utusan yang dapat dipercaya menjamin keberhasilan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Utusan yang jahat itu mendatangkan celaka, tetapi seorang pesuruhan yang setiawan itu seumpama obat adanya.
Italian	Un cattivo messaggero causa sciagure, un inviato fedele apporta salute.
Maori	¶ Ka hinga te karere kino ki te kino; ko te karere pono ia, ano he rongoa.
Norwegian	Et ugudelig sendebud faller i ulykke, men et trofast bud er lægedom.
Portuguese	O mensageiro perverso faz cair no mal; mas o embaixador fiel traz saúde.
Rumanian	Un sol rqu cade kn nenorocire, dar un sol credincios aduce tqmqduire. -
Russian	иХ�"ПК � ПУПМ � П� Б�"БЕФ Ч �'Е�"Х, Б ЧЕТОЩК � ПУМБООЙЛ--У� БУЕОЙЕ.
Spanish	El mensajero impío caerá en el mal, pero el enviado fiel es como medicina.
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Derivations & Misspellings: Ambassador

Derivations
	Words beginning with "ambassador": ambassadorial, ambassadors, ambassadorship, ambassadorships. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Ambassador" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amassador, ambasadoor, ambasador, ambassader, ambassadeur, ambassator, ambassdor, ambassedor, ambassidor, ambassodor, amvassador, embassador. (additional references)
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Rhyming with "Ambassador"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "ambassador" (pronounced amba"suder)
3	-u d er	corridor.
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Anagrams: Ambassador

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-d-m-o-r-s-s"
	-3 letters: abomasa, adsorbs, armadas, asramas, samaras, sambars, samsara.
	-4 letters: aboard, abomas, abroad, admass, adsorb, armada, aromas, asrama, badass, boards, broads, damars, dobras, dramas, madras, morass, sabras, samara, sambar, sambas, sambos, samosa, sarods.
	-5 letters: aboma, amass, ambos, aroma, bards, barms, basso, board, boars, boras, brads, brass, broad, damar, darbs, dobra, dorms, dorsa, drabs, drama, drams.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-a-b-d-m-o-r-s-s"
	+1 letter: ambassadors.
	+3 letters: ambassadorial.
	+4 letters: ambassadorship.
	+5 letters: ambassadorships.
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