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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
Diplomacy and negotiations: The position of special presidential envoy for hostage affairs does not require Senate confirmation.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Steve Witkoff Trump’s close friend and golf partner will co-chair his inaugural committee and be his envoy to the Middle East.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah brokered by President Joe Biden’s envoy Amos Hochstein is an important achievement.
—Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
The United States military announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, alongside senior U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, will co-chair a new U.S.-led monitoring committee that includes France, the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon known as UNIFIL, Lebanon and Israel.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Steve Witkoff Trump’s close friend and golf partner will co-chair his inaugural committee and be his envoy to the Middle East.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah brokered by President Joe Biden’s envoy Amos Hochstein is an important achievement.
—Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
The United States military announced Friday that Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, alongside senior U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, will co-chair a new U.S.-led monitoring committee that includes France, the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon known as UNIFIL, Lebanon and Israel.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Among the alumni are former governors, a U.S. ambassador and numerous notable professional sports players and executives.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Denny, a former Bibb County, Ga., sheriff's deputy, was revealed to have been fired by lead sheriff David Davis more than a year after the district attorney told the sheriff's office Denny lied about a local jailer committing a crime.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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America First, the nonprofit group founded by Stephen Miller, who is set to become Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, took a victory lap after the ruling.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Jack worked on Trump’s 2016 campaign in a variety of capacities, including as a delegate management director.The Hill, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The family released a statement through Nino Mangione, a Maryland state delegate and a cousin of the alleged gunman.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek has contacted representatives for GiveSendGo for comment.Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Nothern California representative hasn’t scored in this game the last two seasons, so watch to see if the Spartans can at least do that.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Congo's health minister, Roger Kamba, reported an additional 44 deaths occurring in the community.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The former defense minister, who took full responsibility for the martial law declaration in a statement from his attorney Tuesday, became the first government official to be formally arrested for the series of events late Tuesday evening local time.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Smirnov’s tenure as a confidential source for the FBI ended in spectacular fashion in February, with a grand jury in L.A. charging him with obstructing justice and lying to federal agents.Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The money is earmarked for further investment in the technology underpinning the platform – including features such as artificial intelligence agents that support sellers – and to put staff on the ground in its biggest markets, such as the US and the Middle East.David Prosser, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Even though the county attorney decided not to pursue charges, this did not alter the reaction of the WWE fanbase.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Reactions From Employers And Immigration Attorneys Immigration attorneys say that the State Department announcement has generated interest.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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