diplomatic bag

noun

A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.

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Meanings

noundiplomatic bag (plural diplomatic bags)

plural diplomatic bags

  1. A container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.

    King's Messenger, 1918-1940: Memoirs of a Silver Greyhound. By George P. Antrobus, O.B.E., King's Foreign Service Messenger 1918-1940. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price 10s 6d net. [...] His occasional journeys with the diplomatic bags was not a task the author greatly relished.

    1941 October, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 480

    Synonyms: diplomatic pouch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA container with letters etc from representatives of a given country to another country, which has immunity from examination by customs officials.

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diplomatic pouch
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diplomatic bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplomatic%20bag

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Chicago

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