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Compound of beroep (“profession”) + s + diplomaat (“diplomat”).
- IPA(key): /bəˈrups.di.ploːˌmaːt/
- Hyphenation: be‧roeps‧di‧plo‧maat
beroepsdiplomaat m (plural beroepsdiplomaten)
- a professional 'career' diplomat, employed indefinitely, as opposed to a strictly political nominee