envoy
noun
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Definition of envoy
— called also envoy extraordinary
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Synonyms
agent, ambassador, delegate, emissary, legate, minister, representative
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The same newspaper reported that Kim also punished his former top nuclear envoy, Kim Yong Chol, who had not been seen since the end of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February. — Fox News, "Kim Jong Un’s sister makes first public appearance since failed US summit," 4 June 2019 The newspaper also reported that Kim Hyok Chol, the counterpart of U.S. envoy Stephen Biegun in pre-summit negotiations, had been executed, although many diplomats and experts expressed caution or outright skepticism about that claim. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Leading North Korean official not purged after all, apparently," 3 June 2019 For the last 18 years, Jolie has worked with the U.N. Refugee Agency, and she was made a special envoy in 2012 after a decade of work as a goodwill ambassador. — Vogue, "Is Angelina Jolie’s Next Move Running for Office?," 3 Apr. 2019 Under the tentative schedule, U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer is set to travel to Beijing the week of April 29, the people said, with Chinese envoy Liu He coming to Washington the week of May 6. — Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, "U.S., China Set Tentative Timeline for Next Round of Trade Talks," 17 Apr. 2019 Trump plans to meet in the Oval Office with Kim's envoy, Kim Yong Chol, the White House said. — Kevin Liptak, CNN, "Trump to receive letter from Kim Jong Un," 1 June 2018 The pope has declined to respond to the envoy’s accusations but has made apparent allusions to them on a number of occasions. — Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, "Pope Urges Priests Guilty of Abuse to Turn Themselves In," 21 Dec. 2018 And if all else failed, Iowa Republicans appeared to believe, there was their trump card on Team Trump: good old Iowa-governor-for-life Terry Branstad, the president’s envoy in Beijing. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Trade War Is a Big Problem for Republicans in Politically Pivotal Iowa," 6 July 2018 Germany should brace for U.S. sanctions over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project with Russia, signaling an escalation of economic conflict with Europe, according to an envoy of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government. — Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg.com, "German Envoy Sees U.S. Sanctions Likely Over Russia Pipeline," 18 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'envoy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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