ambassador
noun
am·bas·sa·dor
am-ˈba-sə-dər 
əm-,
im-,
-ˌdȯr,
-ˈbas-dər
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
She's the American ambassador to Italy.
2
a
: an authorized representative or messenger
b
: an unofficial representative
traveling abroad as ambassadors of goodwill
Examples of ambassador in a Sentence
Embassy officials met with the ambassador.
a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador
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Johnson wore a sleek strapless Ferragamo look on Thursday for an event celebrating her new role as a Roberto Coin global ambassador.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
As for other content throughout the season, Love Island Australia star Callum Hole and Love Island USA alum Cely Vasquez will be serving as social ambassadors.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 June 2025
Among the first guests slated to appear are comedian Amber Ruffin, Newark Mayor and 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka, and Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s former ambassador to the United States.
—Oumou Fofana, Essence, 2 June 2025
Proof Canteen’s irresistible Fresno Buffalo tulip chicken wings and equally addictive bourbon-caramel sticky buns; and a private cocktail class hosted by the lovely Julie Figueras, a global ambassador for award-winning mezcal brand The Lost Explorer.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
As for other content throughout the season, Love Island Australia star Callum Hole and Love Island USA alum Cely Vasquez will be serving as social ambassadors.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 June 2025
Among the first guests slated to appear are comedian Amber Ruffin, Newark Mayor and 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka, and Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s former ambassador to the United States.
—Oumou Fofana, Essence, 2 June 2025
Proof Canteen’s irresistible Fresno Buffalo tulip chicken wings and equally addictive bourbon-caramel sticky buns; and a private cocktail class hosted by the lovely Julie Figueras, a global ambassador for award-winning mezcal brand The Lost Explorer.
—Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Ambassador.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambassador. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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ambassador
noun
am·bas·sa·dor
am-ˈbas-əd-ər
əm-,
-ˈbas-ə-dȯ(ə)r
1
: a person sent as the chief representative of his or her own government in another country
2
: an official representative or messenger
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