as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the legate was charged with a list of objectives to accomplish on behalf of his country
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Recent Examples of legate
However, papal legates—diplomatic representatives—continue their external functions.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.
—Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
The Franciscan Plano Carpini, who traveled the empire as papal legate in 1246, described a draconian tax collector demanding one in three boys from every Russian family, as well as unmarried women.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2021
The wife of the ailing emperor sends an Imperial legate — her nephew — to investigate.
—N. K. Jemisin, New York Times, 14 July 2017
That Francis forced Festing’s resignation without deigning to pick up Burke’s gauntlet was further vindication of the Pope, who will soon appoint his own legate to run the Order.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2017
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.
—Crawford Gribben, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022
The Franciscan Plano Carpini, who traveled the empire as papal legate in 1246, described a draconian tax collector demanding one in three boys from every Russian family, as well as unmarried women.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2021
The wife of the ailing emperor sends an Imperial legate — her nephew — to investigate.
—N. K. Jemisin, New York Times, 14 July 2017
That Francis forced Festing’s resignation without deigning to pick up Burke’s gauntlet was further vindication of the Pope, who will soon appoint his own legate to run the Order.
—James Carroll, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legate
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Such was also the focus of the brand’s 2025 ad campaign — the first under Trotter — which pictured the hands of its artisans and brand ambassadors, including Tyler the Creator, Jack Antonoff, and Zadie Smith.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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As expected, the front row was stacked with top global stars from ambassadors ENHYPEN, Sadie Sink, Karina of aespa, as well as Khunpol and Phutatchai of BUS.—
Kristine Kwak,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Hamas directly during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, which got off to a fraught start as dozens of delegates walked out upon his arrival.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The mass exit came after delegates spent days speaking about the situation in Gaza and proposals to end the nearly two-year war.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Murphy also served as a senior fellow at the Trump-supporting America First Policy Institute alongside Keith Kellogg, the president’s special envoy to Ukraine.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the administration has held limited meetings with the Taliban, such as White House special envoy Adam Boehler’s visit last week.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, the group welcomed a training class of Chase The Vote representatives, who will fan out into communities to register voters and drive turnout.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fox News Digital has also reached out to representatives for Branum for comment.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Franklin, who is also a minister, was inspired to tell this particular Bible story after preaching a sermon series on singleness and relationships.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Legate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legate. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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