Synonyms and antonyms of Embassies and ambassadors in British Thesaurus

accredited (adjective)

someone who is accredited to a particular country has been officially sent to work there by their government

ambassador (noun)

a senior official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country there. An ambassador is responsible for an office called an embassy

ambassadorial (adjective)

relating to an ambassador

attaché (noun)

an official who is in charge of a particular subject or activity at an embassy (=an office for representatives of one country in another country)

chancellery (noun)

the officials who work in a chancellor’s office

chancellery (noun)

an ambassador’s office in an embassy

chargé d’affaires (noun)

an official who represents the government of their own country in a foreign country when there is no ambassador there

consul (noun)

a government official sent to live in another country and look after their own country’s citizens and business interests there

the Court of St James ()

the official name for the British royal court. An ambassador (=official representative) of another country who works in the UK is formally called an ambassador at the Court of St James.

diplomacy (noun)

the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries

diplomat (noun)

an official whose job is to represent their government in a foreign country

diplomatic (adjective)

relating to the profession or skill of preserving or creating friendly relationships between countries

diplomatic bag (noun)

a bag that a government uses for sending official documents to other countries. It does not have to be examined by customs officials.

diplomatic corps (noun)

a group consisting of all the foreign diplomats working in a particular country

diplomatic immunity (noun)

the special rights that diplomats have in a foreign country that protect them from the laws of that country

diplomatic relations (noun)

a relationship between two countries in which they send diplomats to work in each other’s country

embassy (noun)

a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country. The most important official in an embassy is called an ambassador

embassy (noun)

the building where such officials work

envoy (noun)

an official who represents their country in another country, with a rank below an ambassador

envoy (noun)

a representative of a government or organization who is sent to another country to deal with a particular situation

high commission (noun)

the office that the government of one Commonwealth country has in another Commonwealth country, similar to an embassy

high commissioner (noun)

someone who represents the government of a Commonwealth country in another Commonwealth country

high commissioner (noun)

someone who leads an organization of representatives of different countries who work together for a particular purpose

legate (noun)

an official representative, especially of a pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) or a government, who is sent to a foreign country

legation (noun)

an office in a foreign country where representatives of your own government work or live. It is less important than an embassy.

minister (noun)

an official who represents their government in a foreign country, especially someone whose rank is below that of an ambassador

plenipotentiary (noun)

formal a representative of a government in a foreign country who has been given complete authority to make decisions