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
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.
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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
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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The energy penetrated the beak of an American eagle carved into a Great Seal hanging in the ambassador's office, powering a hidden microphone and transmitter.Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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With Haley out of the question, Trump picked Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to be his U.N. ambassador.Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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When a grandmother and grandson died in a crash this February in Northeast Baltimore, community leaders joined forces with their new delegate to get traffic-calming measures in place.Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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And delegates were deeply divided on new rules designed to spur carbon markets.Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
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The markets were also used by diplomatic envoys who transported enslaved people as gifts to their hosts.Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Nevertheless, Hochstein, the U.S. envoy, recently unveiled an even more ambitious plan.Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2024
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Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for The View for comment.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Members Of Congress Call On Biden To Grant Clemency To Cannabis Prisoners Last week, LPP representatives joined members of Congress, justice advocates, formerly incarcerated individuals and their families on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with an open letter to the president.A.J. Herrington, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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In a statement released Thursday, Singapore’s minister of state for law and transport, Murali Pillai, said the arrival of the A.P. Møller reinforced the city-state’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Dylan Butts, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, earlier this month, Domenicali met with Argentina’s tourism minister Daniel Scioli and Argentinian automobile federation president Cesar Carman to discuss Formula 1’s potential return to the South American country.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Legate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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