goodwill ambassador

== English == === Alternative forms === GA (name title prefix abbreviation) GWA (name title suffix abbreviation) Goodwill Ambassador (as a legal title before a name) === Etymology === Origin 1927 when Calvin Coolidge, the United States president designated Col. Charles Lindbergh its Goodwill Ambassador during one of his most famous flights. As a compound word representing an honorific title that was merged over time from three lexemes good-will plus ambassador which is still used descriptively by the State of Kentucky to define the Kentucky Colonel as its "ambassador of good-will". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʊdˈwɪl æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/ === Noun === goodwill ambassador (plural goodwill ambassadors) A public figure who, as a volunteer, is an advocate for a good cause on behalf of a public organization. ==== Usage notes ==== When used as a title, the first letter is always capitalized. ==== Derived terms ====