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# diplomat

noun (a diplomat, diplomats)

«diplomat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who represents their country in another country and helps the two governments talk and agree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#m1)
2. Someone who is tactful: good at dealing with people without upsetting them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and citizenship, diplomats work in embassies, make treaties and try to solve problems between countries peacefully. In everyday life, calling a friend «a real diplomat» means they are good at calming arguments. Phrases: «a foreign diplomat», «a born diplomat», «diplomatic».

### Examples

- The diplomat worked at the embassy in Paris. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#x1)
- Diplomats met to try to stop the war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#x2)
- Her mum is a diplomat, so they have lived in four countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#x3)
- Jack is a diplomat; he always stops fights in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#x4)
- The diplomats signed a peace treaty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#x5)
- Be a diplomat and tell her kindly that her song was too long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Related words: diplomacy (the work), diplomatic (adjective). Stress on the first syllable: «DIP-lo-mat». Diplomats often have «diplomatic immunity», a special protection in the country where they work.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «diplomat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diplomat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«diplomat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diplomat.html) on Mova free.