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
Silas Deane, the Americans’ first secret envoy, arrived in Paris in July 1776 with instructions to procure equipment for an army of 30,000 men and to inquire about a formal alliance once independence was declared.
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Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The president has previously confirmed that Vice President JD Vance, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner are speaking with intermediary countries about the Iran war.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
In February, Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, related to his work as a global trade envoy for the British government.
—Karla Adam The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
The plan was presented to Iran by Pakistan as a third-party intermediary, special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The president has previously confirmed that Vice President JD Vance, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner are speaking with intermediary countries about the Iran war.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
In February, Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, related to his work as a global trade envoy for the British government.
—Karla Adam The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
The plan was presented to Iran by Pakistan as a third-party intermediary, special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoy
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In June 2025, a Sacramento Regional Transit ambassador stabbed 16-year-old Michael Berry at the Mather Field/Mills Transit Center on Mills Station Road in Rancho Cordova, according to authorities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lykke Leonardsen, who runs Copenhagen’s Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions program and serves as the city’s informal water ambassador, told me that the intent was to hold hearings, win approval in August, and invest gradually.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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On the latest episode of Eye on the U, Miami Herald Hurricanes beat writer Jordan McPherson and deputy sports editor Andre Fernandez talk a myriad of topics surrounding the Hurricanes.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan State Police Forensic Team, K-9 team and Michigan State University Anthropology Unit assisted the responding deputies at the scene.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The two candidates, Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, must receive 60% of the delegates’ support to secure it.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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James Jack’s 1775 ride from Charlotte to Philadelphia to deliver the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence to congressional delegates.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Voters appeared to elect two Democratic state representatives and one Republican state senator Tuesday in special election runoffs across the northern half of the state.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first two of the three meetings are of F1’s ‘Technical Advisory Committee’ which includes representatives from all 11 teams, as well as the five engine manufacturers, the FIA and the F1 organization.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sultan Ahmed Al Jabar, the United Arab Emirates minister of industry and advanced technology, criticized Iran's tight grip on the channel, in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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Levy plays a minister who gets caught up in an accidental theft, leaving him and his sister (Taylor Ortega) to scramble to make things right.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Body-camera footage shows him being placed in handcuffs, while agents searched his FedEx truck for some sign of Athena.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dashcam video captured the moments Tuesday morning when Hernandez tried to pull away from agents who were attempting to arrest him as ICE said he is wanted for questioning in El Salvador in connection with a murder.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Defense attorneys requested the change of venue to Tarrant County, arguing that Horner could not get a fair trial in Wise County.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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