Plural of embassy

regular plural

The plural of embassy is embassies.

Forms of embassy

The Vatican City State, a sovereign city-state governed by Holy See, has a large number of embassies across the world.From the entry city state
Carthage now sent two embassies to Rome, one after the other, essentially to ask forgiveness and avert war.2010, Dexter Hoyos, The Carthaginians, Routledge, →ISBN, page 215. From the entry delphic
The rise of Nga TamaToa (the young warriors), tent embassies in Parliament grounds, and other forms of protest pushed the agenda.2003, Janine Hayward, Local Government and the Treaty of Waitangi, Oxford University Press, page 25. From the entry tent embassy
Most of the people here are from the embassies.1980, Leonard St. Clair, Obsessions. From the entry Tico
It took many attention-grabbing forms: freedom rides, land marches, tent embassies, blockades, sieges, stand-offs, demonstrations, lobbying, denunciations, and funereal silences, even filibustering.2011, P. G. McHugh, Aboriginal Title: The Modern Jurisprudence of Tribal Land Rights, Oxford University Press, page 61. From the entry tent embassy

noun The function or duty of an ambassador.
noun An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
noun A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.

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