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1
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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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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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of envoy was in 1635
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