Thesaurus results for ENVOY

envoy

noun

ˈen-ˌvȯi

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 Besides the driver, an amiable man who was happy to explain how the shredder worked, only a few nervous schoolchildren stood around, supervised by a woman with a badge that identified her as an envoy of the library. —

Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026 Negotiations have continued by phone after Trump called off his envoys’ trip to Pakistan last week, the president said. —

Toqa Ezzidin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 Negotiations have continued by phone after Trump called off his envoys' trip to Pakistan last week, the president said. —

Arkansas Online, 1 May 2026 Germany and France are among the countries that vented frustration in a meeting of EU envoys, according to people familiar with the matter. —

Jorge Valero, Bloomberg, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for envoy

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The state will select the winner from among Brown and four other finalists in July, and that teacher will serve one year as a state ambassador for teachers.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
The first 70 cars in line will receive free gas courtesy of the film and its ambassadors, with merch also being handed out on-site while supplies last.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 May 2026