envoy
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈɛnˌvɔɪ/
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- The ambassadors welcomed the envoy sent by the president to negotiate peace talks.
- a special envoy
- a U.N. envoy
- a U.S. envoy
Richard Williamson who was a Bush special envoy was talking.
- Richard Williamson who was a Bush special envoy was talking.
- A lot of people think he meant US climate envoy John Kerry, but I think he meant Jim Carrey.
- But yeah, the story will focus, I think, on those those years as a trade envoy.
- A UN envoy, United Nations envoy on Sudan says the warring parties are not giving the impression that they are open to mediation.
Examples
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The Pope's envoy has arrived.
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About the same time, President Johnson from the US sent another envoy to Israel and Palestine to have Jordan Treaty.
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I have received an envoy from Portugal.
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For their future and ours, we must become their envoy.
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We were housed in the palace as the chief envoy went to carry the happy news to the prince.
Fiction book (1997) -
I've sent a special envoy to ensure our success.
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The United States should have sent a special envoy as soon as the mass killings began in Darfur.
Academic text (2008) -
Envoys from all seven kingdoms.
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Driven by their desperation, the leaders dispatched an envoy imploring his aid.
Fiction book (2001) -
In a last ditch effort to prevent war, UN Envoy Sergio de Mello was in the Oval Office today, urging President Bush to work through the Security Council to abide by international law.
Synonyms
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3.7
An official who lives in another country and speaks for their government
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3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
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4.2
A diplomat who represents one country to another and ranks below an ambassador
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3.6
An official person who represents their country abroad and negotiates with other countries
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7.9
A person sent by a government or leader on a special mission to negotiate
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9.5
A person who represents a government in another country
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6.8
A senior diplomat who represents one Commonwealth country in another
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9.9
A diplomat who can make and sign agreements for their country
A person who a government or organization sends to speak for it at official meetings
A government official sent on a special diplomatic mission with lower rank than an ambassador
A government official who represents their country in another country and ranks below an ambassador
A government diplomat below an ambassador who can sign agreements for their country
An old word for a senior official who a country sends to represent it in another country
Compounds
- Archaic
A government official sent on a special diplomatic mission with lower rank than an ambassador
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Envoy comes from the old French verb envoyer, which means 'to send', so an envoy is literally someone who is 'sent' to speak or act for another person or country.