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ambassadorial

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am·bas·sa·dor  (m-bs-dr, -dôr)
n.
1. A diplomatic official of the highest rank appointed and accredited as representative in residence by one government or sovereign to another, usually for a specific length of time.
2. A diplomatic official heading his or her country's permanent mission to certain international organizations, such as the United Nations.
3. An authorized messenger or representative.
4. An unofficial representative: ambassadors of goodwill.

[Middle English ambassadour, from Old French ambassadeur, from Medieval Latin ambactia, mission, from Latin ambactus, servant, ultimately of Celtic origin; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

am·bassa·dori·al (-dôr-l, -dr-) adj.
am·bassa·dor·ship n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ambassadorial - of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadorsambassadorial - of or relating to or characteristic of ambassadors
Translations
ambassadorial [æmˌbæsəˈdɔːrɪəl] ADJde embajador
ambassadorial [æmˌbæsəˈdɔːriəl] adj [role, appointment, post] → d'ambassadeur
at ambassadorial level → au niveau de l'ambassadeur
ambassadorial
adjBotschafter-; rank, dignityeines Botschafters
ambassadorial [æmˌbæsəˈdɔːrɪəl] adjdi ambasciatore


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One of these ambassadorial missions, undertaken at the command of Croesus, was the occasion of his death.
 
 
 
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