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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
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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
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Recent Examples of envoys
The deployments have made Iranian diplomatic envoys even more dubious that American peace efforts are sincere.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Trump told Fox Business that talks did occur Sunday night, involving special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, facilitated by Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Still, Trump’s key Middle East envoys are reportedly laying groundwork for potential peace talks, with messages passed between Washington and Tehran via intermediaries.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Two days before the Fourth of July, an alien mothership enters Earth’s atmosphere and dispatches envoys in the form of flying saucers across major cities worldwide.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Waltz said Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner pursued diplomacy with Iran relentlessly.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
Thursday’s talks between the American and Ukrainian envoys were to address details of a possible postwar recovery plan for Ukraine and discuss preparations for an upcoming trilateral meeting with Moscow officials, perhaps next week, according to Zelenskyy.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Once families were starving, Washington sent envoys to meet with them in a clearing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Europe is involved Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian and American envoys in Geneva met with representatives from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
—Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Trump told Fox Business that talks did occur Sunday night, involving special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, facilitated by Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Still, Trump’s key Middle East envoys are reportedly laying groundwork for potential peace talks, with messages passed between Washington and Tehran via intermediaries.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Two days before the Fourth of July, an alien mothership enters Earth’s atmosphere and dispatches envoys in the form of flying saucers across major cities worldwide.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Waltz said Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner pursued diplomacy with Iran relentlessly.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
Thursday’s talks between the American and Ukrainian envoys were to address details of a possible postwar recovery plan for Ukraine and discuss preparations for an upcoming trilateral meeting with Moscow officials, perhaps next week, according to Zelenskyy.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Once families were starving, Washington sent envoys to meet with them in a clearing.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Europe is involved Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian and American envoys in Geneva met with representatives from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
—Jamey Keaten, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoys
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In 2024, transit ambassadors earned an average of $38,027 in regular pay, excluding part-time workers, according to data RT released to The Sacramento Bee.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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That CEOs have become the de facto ambassadors of American economic and democratic values is not a testament to corporate statesmanship but a reflection of how far institutional credibility has eroded.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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James Jack’s 1775 ride from Charlotte to Philadelphia to deliver the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence to congressional delegates.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Attendees, including some who had been chosen as convention delegates in the previous week, lined up to talk them after after the speeches.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Although Lee opted to not watch in person Wednesday, other Hornets representatives sat courtside.—
Alex Zietlow
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Pay increase would help Legislature Scott Maxwell hit the nail on the head with his March 29 column advocating for a pay increase for Florida state senators and representatives.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan State Police Forensic Team, K-9 team and Michigan State University Anthropology Unit assisted the responding deputies at the scene.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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At that point, Wise County deputies searched the FedEx truck for Athena but did not find her.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Likewise Winston Churchill and his ministers realized that one of their most formidable tools was that famous truth-teller the British Broadcasting Corporation.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran will fuel inflation and strain households.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Stricter rules were imposed on documentation required for sponsors, border agents started pressuring unaccompanied children to self-deport before transferring them to shelters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement started arresting some sponsors in the middle of the release process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Following the deadly shooting of two Americans by immigration agents in Minneapolis earlier this year, congressional Democrats have opposed funding ICE and CBP without policy changes, but the two parties have been unable to reach an agreement on reforms.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lynn Johnson and Matt Birch, attorneys with the Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman law firm in Kansas City, which is representing plaintiffs in eight ongoing infection cases in Wyandotte County District Court, declined to comment on the settlement agreement.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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The town hall, led by Min and Irvine Councilwoman Melinda Liu, included feedback from immigration justice organizers and attorneys, including members of the Orange County Rapid Response Network, or OCRRN, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Envoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoys. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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