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 Negotiators have met in Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Geneva, Istanbul, Paris, and Riyadh; envoys have shuttled to Moscow and Miami. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 There is enough oil left in the SPR to do another release if needed, said David Goldwyn, who served as a State Department special envoy for international energy affairs under President Barack Obama. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The wait for an Iranian deal with Oman on the Strait of Hormuz dragged on, as the Islamic Republic’s top envoy ruled out direct talks with the US for now. — Sara Gharaibeh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026 After losing reelection, Perriello served as a presidential envoy to the African Great Lakes region and Sudan under former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, respectively. — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for envoy

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Since then, Dikha has accrued thousands of followers on Instagram and was named a tourism ambassador for his home province of Riau.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Fox News Digital has asked the ambassador why the protesters would not participate in any interviews, if the protesters took the photographer's glasses and if the group will offer an apology, but has not received a response.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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In 2019, deputies arrived at a Denver-area STEM school while shooting was still going on inside, the local sheriff said at the time.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
On arrival, deputies located the teens, both males, at a fire station before they were taken to a hospital.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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But the process falls apart when a company has to scale up, delegate, or is mostly remote.

— K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Earlier this year, youth advocates from the UNICEF Club at Montgomery Blair High School in Maryland met with state senators, delegates and staffers at the Annapolis State House and attended some committee hearings.

— Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Paramount Skydance representatives are expected to meet on Monday with the California Attorney General’s office to discuss a potential settlement of the states’ antitrust case, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
At the time, a representative for Botanic Tonics, the company behind Feel Free, told USA TODAY its Feel Free Classic tonic contains only natural leaf kratom, with nearly undetectable levels of 7-OH.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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Ukraine's former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for an election Tuesday despite the country's prolonged war with Russia, in what is seen as the largest challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's power since the start of the conflict.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Wars cannot be fought on ideology alone – a truism that perhaps led to the firebrand former defense minister’s departure, after months of clashes and refusing to deal with the army top brass, as Zelensky describes it.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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Yet after initially acknowledging the economic struggle, the government once again accused the protesters of being foreign agents before unleashing one of the worst crackdowns in the Islamic Republic’s history.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Emmie – as a skit featuring Epic employees dressed as colorful AI agents illustrated – is designed to answer common questions more reliably than general-use chatbots.

— Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Nor did the attorney who represented Malosso in his supreme court appeal.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Many low-wage service workers toil in marginal jobs, but so do white-collar professionals such as adjunct university faculty and staff attorneys at law firms.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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