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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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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
His skill as a mediator made Carter a ready choice for future presidents seeking envoys to navigate crises.
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Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Decrees announcing dismissals and new appointments of Kyiv's envoys were issued on the president's website on Saturday.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Previous hostage affairs envoys worked out of the State Department.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police linked the envoys to homicides, extortion and other violent acts against Sikh separatists in the country, including Nijjar.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Argentina, home to one of the world's largest shale reserves, also pulled its envoys out merely three days in to the conference.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Over the subsequent two decades, Khamenei has repeatedly mentioned this prohibition, as have the Iranian envoys negotiating with the IAEA.
—Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
Even more frustrating to Ukraine’s allies, some of them said, is that envoys who raise the issue have received little response from their Indian counterparts.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
At other times, American envoys have conducted several rounds of shuttling before getting results.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Decrees announcing dismissals and new appointments of Kyiv's envoys were issued on the president's website on Saturday.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Previous hostage affairs envoys worked out of the State Department.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police linked the envoys to homicides, extortion and other violent acts against Sikh separatists in the country, including Nijjar.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Argentina, home to one of the world's largest shale reserves, also pulled its envoys out merely three days in to the conference.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Over the subsequent two decades, Khamenei has repeatedly mentioned this prohibition, as have the Iranian envoys negotiating with the IAEA.
—Carol E. B. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
Even more frustrating to Ukraine’s allies, some of them said, is that envoys who raise the issue have received little response from their Indian counterparts.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
At other times, American envoys have conducted several rounds of shuttling before getting results.
—Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoys
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In addition, Kendra Scott uses campus ambassadors (called Gems) to increase brand awareness.Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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This authenticity can be established through long-term partnerships where influencers serve as brand ambassadors rather than temporary spokespeople.Deepak Bansal, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the words of an AI proponent, the way for customer service representatives, and others doing similar jobs, to keep their positions is to become highly effective operators.Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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Other ministers told their flocks that God was present even in painful, traumatic moments.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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According to the Universal Life Church's database, there are a plethora of Hollywood stars who are ministers, including Adele, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cardi B, Kathy Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwayne Johnson and Tom Hanks.Gil Macias, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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According to state media, around 1,200 soldiers and security agents have been mobilized to counteract any attempt to disrupt the inauguration of what would be Maduro’s third presidential term.Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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These systems enable autonomous collaboration among specialized AI agents to handle complex workflows in every industry.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Also, the plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote that numerous courts have held First Amendment rights exist in libraries.Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Envoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoys. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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