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or envoy
: the usually explanatory or commendatory concluding remarks to a poem, essay, or book
especially
: a short final stanza of a ballad serving as a summary or dedication
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
Examples of envoi in a Sentence
Noun (2)
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
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Michele Kelemen, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
American negotiators are headed in Moscow An American envoy flew to Russia on Thursday, the Kremlin said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
However, this gradually fades as Rimbaud goes from an adventurous youth in London and Paris to a forward-thinking colonial envoy in Algeria decades later — a passage of time marked by theatrical lighting cues — and Draper’s performance turns inward, becoming meaningfully introspective.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 June 2026
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Noun
Ambassador Rasool was South Africa's envoy to the US once before, from 2010 to 2015.
—Michele Kelemen, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
American negotiators are headed in Moscow An American envoy flew to Russia on Thursday, the Kremlin said.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Miami Herald sources said Anido Cuesta, who lives in Spain, has been traveling to foreign nations lately as an unofficial envoy for his stepfather.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
However, this gradually fades as Rimbaud goes from an adventurous youth in London and Paris to a forward-thinking colonial envoy in Algeria decades later — a passage of time marked by theatrical lighting cues — and Draper’s performance turns inward, becoming meaningfully introspective.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 June 2026
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“Envoi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envoi. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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