envoy

noun en·voy \ ˈen-ˌvȯi , ˈän- \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

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

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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

Recent Examples of envoy from the Web

This pursuit of justice was Schwan's leitmotif as her career morphed from professor of political science to president of the German-Polish Viadrina University that sprang up when the cold war thawed to Berlin’s envoy for Polish-German relations.

— elizabeth pond, The Christian Science Monitor, "How an activist who helped transform postwar Germany views its newest challenges," 18 Apr. 2018
More importantly, perhaps, the special envoy for North Korea abruptly retired in February, reportedly over policy differences with the White House, and has not been replaced.

— noah bierman, latimes.com, "Scrambling behind the scenes and lowering expectations: Preparing for Trump to meet Kim," 6 Apr. 2018
The envoy who delivered it, Kim Yong-chol, is seen as one of Kim Jong-un’s closest advisers and worked for Kim Jong-il, as well.

— peter baker, New York Times, "Trump Announces Summit Meeting With Kim Jong-un Is Back on," 1 June 2018
The envoy from Pyongyang hand-delivered a letter to Trump from the North Korean leader, after a day of talks in New York with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

— Fortune, "Trump Says North Korea Summit Will Happen June 12 in Singapore," 1 June 2018
An economist by education, Sanchez was chief of cabinet to the United Nations envoy to Bosnia, Carlos Westendorp, in the late 1990s.

— joseph wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, "Spain's new leader Pedro Sanchez promises an end to corruption," 1 June 2018
Putin's envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentyev, said the Russian leader was referring to Iranian forces.

— bassem mroue, chicagotribune.com, "Syria says capital is free of militants after defeat of IS," 21 May 2018
In the earlier black-and-white photo from Beijing, the representatives from the West cut a striking contrast with the elderly envoys of the Qing dynasty.

— tory newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Trump backers fear he's deserting them on China," 22 May 2018
Their plan to pose as Chinese envoys very predictably fails, especially since the Shogun appears to be pulling a Bernard and leaking cortical fluid out of his ears.

— refinery29.com, "Westworld Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: Maeve vs. Dolores," 21 May 2018

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