noun · formal
ambassadorship
/æmˈbæsədɔːrʃɪp/am·BAS·sa·dor·ship
the office, duties, or period of service of an ambassador; also used to describe representing a brand or cause
Examples
“She accepted the ambassadorship to the United Nations.”
“The company launched a celebrity ambassadorship to raise its profile abroad.”
“Discussing ambassadorships can appear in essays about diplomacy or public relations.”
Band 8 sentence
“Her ambassadorship to the UN coincided with intense negotiations on climate change, where her diplomatic skills were indispensable.”
Collocations
- accept an ambassadorship
- brand ambassadorship
- diplomatic ambassadorship
Word family
Common mistakes
ambassador ship→ambassadorship
He accepted ambassador to France.→He accepted the ambassadorship to France.
Say it for a higher band
5ambassador→6representation→7+ambassadorship
Synonyms
representation
Easily confused
ambassador
“She worked as an ambassador for five years.”
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