| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| A diplomat (pronounced DIP-luh-MAT) is either a representative of a government who deals with representatives of foreign governments, negotiates treaties, and the like, or anyone who has the skill in negotiation, good manners, and tact typical of the best of such public representatives. A diplomatist (a somewhat formal word, pronounced di-PLO-muh-tist) is anyone skilled in diplomacy. A diplomate (pronounced DIP-lo-MAIT) is a physician who has been certified as a specialist by that specialty’s board; he or she then holds the diploma for that specialty (and probably displays it on an office wall). | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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