All 4 Uses of
diplomat
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "You are a born diplomat," returned Franz; "go and try."†
Chpt 31-32
- "Diplomat or not, I don't know; I only know that he charged himself on my account with a mission, which he terminated so entirely to my satisfaction, that had I been king, I should have instantly created him knight of all my orders, even had I been able to offer him the Golden Fleece and the Garter."†
Chpt 39-40
- , which proved that the person represented by the picture had served in the wars of Greece and Spain, or, what was just the same thing as regarded decorations, had fulfilled some diplomatic mission in the two countries.†
Chpt 41-42 *
- If it were otherwise—if he treated me diplomatically—that is to say, like a man who wishes, by some means or other, to obtain a footing in the house, so that he may ultimately gain the power of dictating to its occupants—he would, if it had been but once, have honored me with the smile which you extol so loudly; but no, he saw that I was unhappy, he understood that I could be of no use to him, and therefore paid no attention to me whatever.†
Chpt 57-58
Definition:
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(diplomat as in: a Chinese diplomat) a government official whose job is to represent their country in discussions with other countries