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    ambassador
    am‧bas‧sa‧dor /æmˈbæsədə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: French
     Origin: ambassadeur, from an unrecorded Medieval Latin ambactiator, from Latin ambactus 'vassal'
    1. an important official who represents his or her government in a foreign country
        ambassador to
        the US ambassador to Spain
    2. someone who represents a particular sport, business etc because they behave in a way that people admire
        ambassador for
        He has made some good films and he is a good ambassador for the industry.
    —ambassadorial /æmˌbæsəˈdɔːriəl/ adjective:
        relations at ambassadorial level