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
Putin met last week with White House envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the proposal behind closed doors in Moscow.
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
That's a narrowing of Kellogg's previous mandate as envoy for Ukraine and Russia.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Trump voiced optimism Friday that Putin, who met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff earlier in the week, will back a cease-fire.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Serving as Trump’s envoy for special missions, Grenell had met with Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 31, securing the release of six Americans who Washington believes had been imprisoned unjustly by Maduro and also Caracas’ acceptance of the flights.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
That's a narrowing of Kellogg's previous mandate as envoy for Ukraine and Russia.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Trump voiced optimism Friday that Putin, who met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff earlier in the week, will back a cease-fire.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Serving as Trump’s envoy for special missions, Grenell had met with Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 31, securing the release of six Americans who Washington believes had been imprisoned unjustly by Maduro and also Caracas’ acceptance of the flights.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoy
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Nonetheless, the singer shows up in a stylish fit, dressed in an oversized jacket and a Chanel beanie—fitting given that the K-Pop sensation is a longtime Chanel ambassador and the newest face of the Chanel 25 handbag.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Past youth winners like Ashleigh Scully and Zander Galli have grown into articulate ambassadors for wildlife and the environment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Also in the power hallway is Beau Harrison, deputy chief of staff for operations.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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During that period, his brother was hired into what appears to have been his first federal job—deputy director of the Office of Secretarial Boards and Councils at the Department of Energy.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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But most of the delegates were persuaded and supported his resolutions.—
Cassandra Good,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some of the delegates from Africa, South America and Asian countries were quite critical of how European defense spending dominated main discussions instead of other threats, such as climate change.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
18 Mar. 2025
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This year, the party has spent nearly $152,000 backing a slate of Calumet City candidates led by Mayor Thaddeus Jones, who also is a state representative.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jay Wheeler, on the other hand, delivered an entire album that’s representative of his new era both professionally and personally.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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London, who played a minister on the drama that aired on the WB and CW from 1996 to 2007, spoke to ID about his memories working with the actor.—
The Deadline TV Team,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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Everton officials held conversations with UK government ministers throughout the project in the hope of attracting further investment.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Here, traffic optimization isn’t just a single system’s job; fleets of autonomous vehicles, interconnected traffic lights, and predictive analytics engines work as coordinated agents, dynamically rerouting vehicles and minimizing congestion.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Family Photo That all changed on the evening of March 8, when federal agents arrived at their door.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Immigration agents detained Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown and has a visa, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, his attorney has said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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