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
All popes use cardinals as envoys, but no pope has planted them in as many places.
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, intended talks in London between U.K., French, German, Ukrainian and U.S. officials were downgraded after the withdrawal of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Witkoff.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Keith Kellogg, the retired lieutenant general serving as Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, will attend the meetings instead.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Rubio and Trump international envoy Steve Witkoff head to Paris to meet with European and Ukrainian officials pleading Ukraine's case in its war with Russia.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, intended talks in London between U.K., French, German, Ukrainian and U.S. officials were downgraded after the withdrawal of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Witkoff.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Keith Kellogg, the retired lieutenant general serving as Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, will attend the meetings instead.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Rubio and Trump international envoy Steve Witkoff head to Paris to meet with European and Ukrainian officials pleading Ukraine's case in its war with Russia.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoy
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Employee perks include free park admission, complimentary and discounted tickets for friends and family, in-park discounts, employee referral bonuses and ambassador events and previews, the news release says.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Add Houston Rockets owner and ambassador to Italy, Tilman Fertitta, to the list of those dumbfounded by the Dallas Mavericks’ trade of Luka Doncic.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2025
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Racial profiling concerns Kendrick said the agreement doesn’t mean deputies will target people for immigration enforcement who aren’t already under investigation for criminal activity.—
Rachel Spacek,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Apr. 2025
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The man, however, fled the courthouse before deputies arrived.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Native American leaders were delegates in 1907 to the state’s constitutional convention.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Kromer previously served as vice chair of the College Democrats of America, a delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention and a member of the state Democratic Party’s Executive Committee.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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Scott Karol, the president of Paul’s company, SP Media Group, said that Voight’s group has met with studio executives, union representatives and state officials to solicit their thoughts.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Public opinion The vote followed an hour-long public hearing during which residents and businesspeople of Wyandotte County, friends and representatives of American Royal and others largely expressed their support.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2025
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In 2003, the Cabinet minister Haren Pandya was found dead in his car in Ahmedabad.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Yvette Cooper, the minister responsible for immigration matters in the U.K., has reportedly ordered staff to publish statistics on the nationalities of foreign people convicted of crimes in the U.K., as well as details of the crimes.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Gibbs meets his red-headed real estate agent, Diane (Kathleen Kenny).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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After President Donald Trump suggested it on Truth Social, the Trump Organization fired its ethics attorney, whom Harvard University hired to help with its lawsuit against the federal government.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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