Thesaurus results for ENVOY

envoy

noun

ˈen-ˌvȯi

Definition of envoy

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 plan called for an end to violence, dialogue among all parties, mediation through an ASEAN envoy, humanitarian aid and access for the envoy to engage all relevant parties. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 As Washington dispatches envoys and Ukraine hits a key Russian Black Sea naval base, both sides dig in for a grinding war that Zelensky warns must bring real consequences for Moscow. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Artem Zhoga, Putin’s envoy to Russia’s Urals Federal District, said a Ukrainian drone had attempted to strike a fuel-and-energy facility in Yamal, according to Meduza. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Le Drian, who is seventy-nine years old and currently serves as France’s special envoy to Lebanon, has worked in the Middle East for nearly two decades. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for envoy

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Noun

The 30-year-old actress, who was named the Chinese brand ambassador for Kors last March, made her acting debut at 10 and has played numerous roles in historical, fantasy and romantic dramas.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Meet the expert Becca Raziuddin is a Mane ambassador and celebrity hairstylist to stars like Chrissy Teigen and Bebe Rexha.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026

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The Senate Armed Services Committee also heard closed testimony from Hegseth’s top deputies, including Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, deputy chairwoman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s Justice and Development Party, or AKP, requested to be relieved of her duties on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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Most notably, the changes opened the process to greater public participation and reduced the power of party leaders to choose delegates behind closed doors.

— Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
The regional government, led by the conservative People's Party, has asked the government delegate to clear the square within 48 hours before taking the matter to court.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

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She was elected and spent last year talking to university administrators and Greek life representatives to try to advocate for more transparency.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Phil Mickelson checked himself into a treatment center earlier this year, seeking help for family trauma and addiction, a representative said.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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Kaya, who served as Turkey ’s family and social affairs minister from 2016 to 2018, has not responded directly to the allegations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Estimates are that there are upward of 9,000 cases; the country's health minister has announced that 1 in 60 adults are now living with HIV.

— David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

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After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the agents were apparently not instructed to attack or compromise the UN website.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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The petition argues that the decision was incorrect because mining hadn’t occurred on the property for years prior to 1976, said the alliance’s attorney, Henry Josefberg.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
If De Soto decides to adopt a new noise ordinance as the city looks to determine whether the current rules adequately addresses industrial noise, Digital Realty would have to adhere to any changes, city attorney Reavey said.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

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