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as in ambassadors
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 delegates
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
Top envoys of all three countries are set to meet to discuss the ceasefire proposal starting Sunday in Saudi Arabia.
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Zach Lachance, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
Diplomatic envoys are expected to represent their government's policies and maintain neutrality in international affairs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In any case, the parameters of the trio’s ambassadorial powers have yet to be determined, and, as far as Rambling can tell, none of the new envoys has yet reached out to one another to discuss plans for making Hollywood BIGGER, BETTER AND STRONGER.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Media companies may have sent fewer envoys.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Several politicians from other countries are set to attend the inauguration or send envoys.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Other Kennedy family members have served in Congress and in ambassadors and diplomatic envoys.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the next hour, the envoys from the two administrations probed the areas on which the Israelis were willing to be flexible.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Regional leaders like South Africa have sent envoys to try to broker a resolution to a political deadlock that has stymied trade and threatens further economic damage.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Zach Lachance, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
Diplomatic envoys are expected to represent their government's policies and maintain neutrality in international affairs.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In any case, the parameters of the trio’s ambassadorial powers have yet to be determined, and, as far as Rambling can tell, none of the new envoys has yet reached out to one another to discuss plans for making Hollywood BIGGER, BETTER AND STRONGER.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Media companies may have sent fewer envoys.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Several politicians from other countries are set to attend the inauguration or send envoys.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Other Kennedy family members have served in Congress and in ambassadors and diplomatic envoys.
—Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the next hour, the envoys from the two administrations probed the areas on which the Israelis were willing to be flexible.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Regional leaders like South Africa have sent envoys to try to broker a resolution to a political deadlock that has stymied trade and threatens further economic damage.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoys
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Food and wine have long been cultural ambassadors, providing an opportunity for storytelling, education and connection.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Herbert sisters are ambassadors of Alo Yoga and have worked with brands such as Versace, Gucci and Calvin Klein.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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But representatives from our State Department have not joined them.—
Tony Hunter,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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They are filled mostly with experts from academia, government and civil society groups, as well as student representatives, and are excluding political parties from their initial work.—
Saif Hasnat Atul Loke,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Bar did not attend the cabinet meeting but in a letter sent to ministers said the process around his firing did not comply with rules and his dismissal was predicated on baseless claims.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
21 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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Google has launched tools and services enabling developers and business users to build agents.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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At Cloud Next, Google Cloud’s annual user conference, the company presented its vision for AI agents.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Kogonada is repped by WME, Ilene Feldman Management and attorneys Daniel Passman and Tara Kole.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Parham, who is represented by attorneys Shawn Perez and Ariel Mitchell, says she was then raped by multiple men, including Beckham, and drugged.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Envoys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoys. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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