- cultural attaché
- noun an embassy official whose function is to promote cultural relations between their own country and that to which they are accredited.
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cultural attaché
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Cultural attaché — A cultural attaché is a diplomat with special responsibility for promoting the culture of his or her homeland. The position has been used as an official cover for intelligence agents.[citation needed] Historically, the post has often been filled… … Wikipedia
cultural attaché — /ˌkʌltʃərəl əˈtæʃeɪ/ (say .kulchuhruhl uh tashay) noun an attaché whose special consideration is to promote cultural exchange between the diplomatic mission and the country from which the attaché is posted …
cultural attache — noun an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters • Hypernyms: ↑attache … Useful english dictionary
cultural attache — diplomatic delegate which is trained in the cultural issues of a foreign nation … English contemporary dictionary
Attaché — is a French term in diplomacy, referring to a person who is assigned ( attached ) to the administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency. Depending on custom, attaché may be modified to correspond to the gender (e.g.… … Wikipedia
attaché — /a ta shay , at euh / or, esp. Brit., /euh tash ay/ n. 1. a diplomatic official attached to an embassy or legation, esp. in a technical capacity: a commercial attaché; a cultural attaché. 2. a military officer who is assigned to a diplomatic post … Universalium
attaché — (ah tah SHAY) [French] A diplomatic or military official attached to a diplomatic mission or staff in a specific field of activity, as a cultural attaché or army attaché. He was the U.S. defense attaché in Paris during the Nixon… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
attache — noun 1. a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission • Hypernyms: ↑specialist, ↑specializer, ↑specialiser • Hyponyms: ↑cultural attache, ↑military attache • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
attaché — [[t]ætæ̱ʃeɪ, AM æ̱tæʃe͟ɪ[/t]] attachés N COUNT: usu supp N An attaché is a member of staff in an embassy, usually with a special responsibility for something. He was working as a cultural attaché in Warsaw … English dictionary
attaché — at|taché [əˈtæʃeı US ˌætəˈʃeı] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: , past participle of attacher, from Old French atachier; ATTACH] someone who works in an ↑embassy, and deals with a particular subject ▪ a cultural attaché … Dictionary of contemporary English
