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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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Notes
Some nations disguise spies as attachés.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of attaché1
C19: from French: someone attached (to a mission), from attacher to attach
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