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ambassadonor

ambassadonor noun: someone selected as an ambassador based at least in part upon their history of political donations or contributions.

Noun

ambassadonor (plural ambassadonors)

  1. (neologism) Someone selected as an ambassador based at least in part upon their history of political donations or contributions.
    • Earlier this year, three of Obama’s "ambassadonor" picks raised eyebrows in their confirmation hearing testimony.2014 May 8, “These are the 'essential skills' needed to be an Obama ambassadonor”, in Yahoo! News
    • Stumbles by other "ambassadonors" have played into a Republican narrative that the administration has been giving too many plum assignments to financial contributors.2014 December 13, Paul Richter, “Obama donor George Tsunis ends his nomination as Norway ambassador”, in Los Angeles Times

Forms of ambassadonor

pluralambassadonors

Origin of ambassadonor

Blend of ambassador + donor.

Questions about ambassadonor

What does ambassadonor mean?
Ambassadonor means someone selected as an ambassador based at least in part upon their history of political donations or contributions.
What part of speech is ambassadonor?
Ambassadonor is a noun.
What is the plural of ambassadonor?
The plural of ambassadonor is ambassadonors.

Words near ambassadonor in the dictionary

  1. ambasilide
  2. Ambasing
  3. ambass
  4. ambassade
  5. ambassades
  6. ambassadonor
  7. ambassadonors
  8. ambassador
  9. ambassador animal
  10. ambassador animals
  11. ambassador-at-large

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