1
as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies
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as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another
one of the students was chosen as the club's envoy in meetings with the principal
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Recent Examples of envoy
The new envoy will likely need to spend considerable time building connections with officials in the current administration at a critical moment for the country.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Become a Subscriber Along with its toad envoy, Bad Bunny’s sprawling DTMF project has, as a whole, become anthemic for those facing displacement worldwide.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Trump's envoy said talks are underway for a broader peace deal, while China urged all parties to seize the moment for regional stability.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Show more And on Sunday, two days after Israel launched its first strikes, the Iranians were planning to go into a round of talks with Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 21 June 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Become a Subscriber Along with its toad envoy, Bad Bunny’s sprawling DTMF project has, as a whole, become anthemic for those facing displacement worldwide.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025
Trump's envoy said talks are underway for a broader peace deal, while China urged all parties to seize the moment for regional stability.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Show more And on Sunday, two days after Israel launched its first strikes, the Iranians were planning to go into a round of talks with Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoy
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Their student ambassador program is growing fast and new Claude Builder Clubs are popping up at universities around the world.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Wednesday saw Kardashian, a Balenciaga brand ambassador, dressed in a white latex Balenciaga dress with matching boot stilettos.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Whiting had been locked out of the County Attorney's Office since June after his chief deputy and three other top employees obtained restraining orders against him.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
7 July 2025
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Smirnov and his first deputy, Alexei Dedov, were arrested in April 2025 by the Russian Interior Ministry on allegations of embezzlement of public money over contracts for the construction of fortifications in Kursk.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The proposal, titled New Business Item 39, was preliminarily adopted by union delegates at the 2025 Representative Assembly, which took place in Portland, Oregon, on July 5.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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The date of death and the following day of a United States senator, representative, territorial delegate, or the resident commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
9 July 2025
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One suspect believed to be the leader of the operation, who was identified as Y.S., described himself as a representative of Spain’s Sephardic community.—
Orge Castellano,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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In 2016, some members of Xiaomi’s supply chain team displeased Samsung Electronics Co. representatives and the South Korean firm threatened to halt supply of its industry-leading AMOLED screens.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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Malaysia’s trade minister, Zafrul Aziz, said Wednesday that his country would not meet all of the U.S. requests after a Trump letter placed a 25% tariff on its goods.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Executives maintain close working relations with ministers, who negotiate the BBC’s funding and operating charter, but the corporation is designed to be editorially and operationally autonomous of the government.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Those statements prompted the agents to acquire a warrant and arrest the couple the following day.—
Jimmy Jenkins,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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The premium Grok 4 Heavy tier employs multiple parallel AI agents that debate solutions collaboratively to boost complex problem-solving.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Bustos suggested connecting with an immigration attorney who could help her petition for a legal status.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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Bell’s attorneys filed a similar petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, but the panel has not yet issued a ruling.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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