ambassadors Play /amˈbasədə/nounAn accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country.the French ambassador to Portugalenvoy,diplomat,ambassador extraordinary,ambassador plenipotentiary,plenipotentiary,consul,attaché,chargé d’affaires,emissary,legate,nuncio,papal nuncio,representative,deputy SYNONYMS ambassador extraordinaryambassador plenipotentiaryattachéchargé d'affairesconsuldeputydiplomatemissaryenvoylegatenunciopapal nuncioplenipotentiaryrepresentative