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attaché
[ a-ta-shey, at-uh-or, especially British, uh-tash-ey ]
noun
- a diplomatic official attached to an embassy or legation, especially in a technical capacity:
a commercial attaché;
a cultural attaché.
- a military officer who is assigned to a diplomatic post in a foreign country in order to gather military information:
an air attaché;
an army attaché;
a naval attaché.
- Also attache. attaché case.
attaché
/ ataʃe; əˈtæʃeɪ /
noun
- a specialist attached to a diplomatic mission
military attaché
- a junior member of the staff of an embassy or legation
attaché
- A diplomatic officer attached to an embassy or consulate. Most attachés have specialties, such as military attachés, cultural attachés, economic attachés, and so forth.
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Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of attaché1
Example Sentences
“Bearer bonds could be for any amount, and you could put a sh*tload in an attaché case,” said “Die Hard” screenwriter Steven E. de Souza.
Earlier this year, British diplomat Capt Adrian Coghill was given a week to leave Russia, days after the Russian defence attaché was expelled from London for alleged espionage as an "undeclared military intelligence officer".
Britain expelled Russia’s defense attache in May after two British men were accused of working with Russian intelligence services to set fire to a London warehouse.
Germany said he and his companion were kidnapped, and responded by summoning Vietnam’s ambassador for talks and expelling its intelligence attaché.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that it was expelling Britain’s defense attaché from the country, reciprocating against the British government after it threw out his Russian counterpart last week.
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