official emissary
- noun
- /əˈfɪʃəl ɪˈmɛsəri/
- Formal
:
emisario oficial
- As an official emissary, she carried messages from the president to the foreign leaders.
Examples
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He was appointed as an official emissary to represent his country at the international summit.
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That year, Meriweather Lewis, an official emissary of the U.S. federal government, negotiated with a leader of the Lemhi as a sovereign tribal nation.
Academic text (2000) -
The ambassador served as an official emissary to negotiate peace between the two nations.
Synonyms
∞
3.7
An official who lives in another country and speaks for their government
624
3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
348
4.2
A diplomat who represents one country to another and ranks below an ambassador
223
3.6
An official person who represents their country abroad and negotiates with other countries
157
7.9
A person sent by a government or leader on a special mission to negotiate
94
6.6
A person sent by a government to talk and make agreements with another country
56
6.6
An official who lives in a foreign city and helps protect their country's people and interests
16
3.7
A person who works for the government and acts for it
8
9.5
A person who represents a government in another country
3
6.8
A senior diplomat who represents one Commonwealth country in another
2
9.9
A diplomat who can make and sign agreements for their country
2
9.9
A representative of the Pope who acts like an ambassador to another country
2
9.0
A diplomat who acts as head of an embassy when the ambassador is away
1
7.9
A person who works at an embassy to handle a specific area like culture or trade
1
9.9
An official sent by the Pope who acts as his ambassador to a foreign government
1
4.4
A person who works for the state in an official job
1
7.9
A person who works for their country and talks with other countries to make agreements
1
8.2
A woman who represents her country abroad
A government official sent on a special diplomatic mission with lower rank than an ambassador
A person who represents the Pope to a country and has a lower position than the Pope's main representative
A government official who represents their country in another country and ranks below an ambassador
A military officer who works at an embassy and represents their country's army
An old word for a senior official who a country sends to represent it in another country
A person who goes ahead to meet and welcome guests
How Senior
- Formal
∞
3.7
94
6.6
- Formal
624
3.5
258
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an appointed representative' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'official' (formally authorized) with 'emissary' (a representative sent for diplomatic purposes). This straightforward modifier–noun composition is common across languages and follows regular English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the phrase.
Etymology
Official emissary comes from the clear image of a trusted person carrying a leader's letter or seal, a formal official sent out as an emissary to speak and act for their government. That's why it means 'an appointed representative sent by a government or organization'.