envoy
playSimple Definition of envoy
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: a person who is sent by one government to represent it in dealing with another government
Full Definition of envoy
1 a : a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident —called also envoy extraordinary b : a person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another
2 : messenger, representative
Examples of envoy in a sentence
<the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies>
<one of the hostage takers was chosen as the group's envoy for all dealings with the authorities>
Origin and Etymology of envoy
French envoyé, from past participle of envoyer to send, from Old French enveier
First Known Use: 1635
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