diplomat

«diplomat» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who represents their country in another country… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a diplomat, diplomats)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who represents their country in another country and helps the two governments talk and agree. tree →

2) Someone who is tactful: good at dealing with people without upsetting them. tree →

sense 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 →
• Diplomats met to try to stop the war. tree →
• Her mum is a diplomat, so they have lived in four countries. tree →
• Jack is a diplomat; he always stops fights in the playground. tree →
• The diplomats signed a peace treaty. tree →
• Be a diplomat and tell her kindly that her song was too long. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• China and Taiwan trade a lot with each other, and diplomats work every day to keep the peace.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diplomat» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.