Synonyms of envoys

envoys

noun

plural of envoy

1

as in ambassadors

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassadors
• delegates
• representatives
• ministers
• diplomats
• emissaries
• agents
• legates
• consuls
• missionaries
• deputies
• attachés
• nuncios
• procurators
• messengers
• proxies
• apostles
• foreign ministers
• legations
• evangelists
• detachments
• deputations
• ambassadresses
• couriers
• spokespeople
• chargés d'affaires
• mouthpieces

2

as in delegates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegates
• representatives
• deputies
• agents
• ministers
• attorneys
• ambassadors
• managers
• proxies
• diplomats
• procurators
• commissaries
• assignees
• reps
• factors
• plenipotentiaries
• spokesmen
• diplomatists
• emissaries
• legates
• surrogates
• distributors
• spies
• foreign ministers
• replacements
• operatives
• speakers
• liaisons
• substitutes
• informers
• alternates
• mediators
• arbitrators
• intermediaries
• conciliators
• brokers
• subs
• peacemakers
• arbiters
• prophets
• spokespeople
• intercessors
• pinch hitters
• understudies
• backups
• middlemen
• reliefs
• stand-ins
• mouthpieces
• point men
• go-betweens
• compradors
• point people
• interposers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of envoys

The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

The envoys won’t be having direct negotiations with Iranian diplomats while in Qatar’s capital, Doha, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Monday that special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel for the meeting. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 June 2026

Ramaphosa has dispatched envoys across the continent to calm governments in countries such as Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique, several of which have already begun evacuating their citizens. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 29 June 2026

Iranian envoys are focused on how the meeting will be received at home, the official said. — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 21 June 2026

Pakistani envoys are also in place, as well as Qatari mediators, for the technical-level discussions to end the conflict that began in late February. — ABC News, 21 June 2026

Negotiations have continued by phone after Trump called off his envoys’ trip to Pakistan last week, the president said. — Toqa Ezzidin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

Negotiations have continued by phone after Trump called off his envoys' trip to Pakistan last week, the president said. — Arkansas Online, 1 May 2026