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Ambassador vs Affiliate - What's the difference?

ambassador | affiliate |

As nouns the difference between ambassador and affiliate

is that ambassador is an ambassador while affiliate is someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.

As a verb affiliate is

to adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.

ambassador

English

(wikipedia ambassador)

Alternative forms

* ambassadour (obsolete) * embassador (archaic) * embassadour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence )
  • *
  • An official messenger and representative.
  • * '>citation
  • A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
  • A trick to duck some ignorant fellow or landsman, frequently played on board ships in the warm latitudes. It is thus managed: A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed on each side of it. Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail: this is kept tight by two persons, who are to represent the king and queen of a foreign country, and are seated on the stools. The person intended to be ducked plays the Ambassador, and after repeating a ridiculous speech dictated to him, is led in great form up to the throne, and seated between the king and queen, who rising suddenly as soon as he is seated, he falls backwards into the tub of water.

    • Usage notes

  • Syntax usage: In English the preferred constuction is ambassador to , example: The French ambassador to the United States .
    • Derived terms
    * ambassadorial * ambassadorship

    Related terms

    * embassy * ambassadorship * ambassador-at-large is a diplomat of the highest rank or a minister who is accredited to represent his or her country internationally: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues

    See also

    * consul

    affiliate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.
    • The local channel was an affiliate of a national network.

    Verb

    (affiliat)
  • To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
  • * I. Taylor
    • Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?
  • To fix the paternity of; — said of an illegitimate child.
    • to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another
  • To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
  • * H. Spencer
    • How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
  • To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to'' or ''with .

    • Derived terms

    * affiliate with * affiliate to * affiliation