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as in ambassadors
a person sent on a mission to represent another
most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
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as in spies
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
the embassy's staff likely contains at least one emissary who reports to the home country's chief of intelligence
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Recent Examples of emissaries
In 2021, Biden emissaries turned to the Roman Catholic Church for help, former Biden-era officials told USA TODAY.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Expect emissaries from the ever-changing world of media.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
The overconfidence of the pro-Trump push in country music pre- and postelection is backfiring on many of its most enthusiastic emissaries.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
The ruling marks a notable victory for emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, who have often been met with legal challenges when establishing centers.
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Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
After sharing a meal and laying out gifts, the emissaries would insist that the Indians move to where the animals were plentiful.
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Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
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Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
Volar, a dating app that launched in late 2023, even let people train an AI version of themselves that flirted with someone else’s AI as a pre‑date screening, like two emissaries handling the small talk before the generals sit down.
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Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
This week, a number of the continent’s trade emissaries and heads of state have pushed for an expeditious extension of the program’s benefits—namely, duty-free access to the United States market for more than 1,800 products from 32 countries.
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Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Expect emissaries from the ever-changing world of media.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
The overconfidence of the pro-Trump push in country music pre- and postelection is backfiring on many of its most enthusiastic emissaries.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
The ruling marks a notable victory for emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, who have often been met with legal challenges when establishing centers.
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Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
After sharing a meal and laying out gifts, the emissaries would insist that the Indians move to where the animals were plentiful.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
Volar, a dating app that launched in late 2023, even let people train an AI version of themselves that flirted with someone else’s AI as a pre‑date screening, like two emissaries handling the small talk before the generals sit down.
—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
This week, a number of the continent’s trade emissaries and heads of state have pushed for an expeditious extension of the program’s benefits—namely, duty-free access to the United States market for more than 1,800 products from 32 countries.
—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissaries
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On Tuesday, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are set to meet again in Washington for the fifth meeting to bring about an end to the war.
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Chopra Jonas and Manobal met as two fellow brand ambassadors for Bulgari.
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The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies.
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Big tech and corporate spies Grady’s stewardship of state money has been questioned in the past.
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Iranian envoys are focused on how the meeting will be received at home, the official said.
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Pakistani envoys are also in place, as well as Qatari mediators, for the technical-level discussions to end the conflict that began in late February.
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That is until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, and the pair become CIA operatives.
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The eight defendants, described by federal prosecutors as antifa operatives, were convicted after three weeks of trial and less than two days of jury deliberation in March.
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Key Facts At least eight states, nearly all of which are led by Democratic governors, will not send representatives to the fair, according to multiple outlets.
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Along with Rapino and CFO Joe Berchtold, those listed as Live Nation representatives included the likes of prominent Trumpworld figures Kellyanne Conway, Mike Davis and Richard Grenell.
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The inquiry comes days after The Associated Press reported that DEA agents repeatedly monitored—but did not seize—large fentanyl shipments between 2023 and 2025 while attempting to build broader criminal cases.
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Tax season is busy, but the IRS dispatches extra agents to answer calls in the weeks leading up to April 15.
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When the packet goes before delegates, people can call to make amendments.
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Following the American Revolution, state delegates gathered to begin crafting the Constitution, and two major sticking points were the horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade and slavery.
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But that appeared to change over the weekend as a slew of his cabinet ministers urged him to step aside after Burnham decisively won a parliamentary election to return to Westminster.
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The game attracted not only fans willing to spend upwards of $2,700 on tickets, but also prominent figures from Haiti and its diaspora, including fashion designer Jovana Louis and Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who traveled with several government ministers.
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