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
Netanyahu’s office said that the strikes were necessary because Hamas had rejected proposals—advanced by the Trump Administration’s envoy, Steve Witkoff—to extend the ceasefire agreement, which had been in place since January 19th, by negotiating the release of more hostages.
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Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
And perhaps most serious of all: Did some participants – notably Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Trump friend and diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff – inadvertently share chat details by bringing vulnerable phones with them to visits with top-level Russian and other governments?
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Special envoy Steve Witkoff The name Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East and Ukraine, also appears in the chat.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, responded with five emojis: two hands-praying, a flexed bicep and two American flags.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
And perhaps most serious of all: Did some participants – notably Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Trump friend and diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff – inadvertently share chat details by bringing vulnerable phones with them to visits with top-level Russian and other governments?
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Special envoy Steve Witkoff The name Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East and Ukraine, also appears in the chat.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, responded with five emojis: two hands-praying, a flexed bicep and two American flags.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoy
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Not content with scrapping his role as a club ambassador, United could look into selling Fergie as a commodity.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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In January, Trump named Gibson, along with Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight, as special ambassadors to Hollywood.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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On June 8, 2022, U.S. deputy marshals reported seeing a person dressed in black clothing and carrying a backpack and suitcase get out of a taxi that stopped in front of a current justice's house at roughly 1:05 a.m., according to an FBI affidavit filed in court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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After four of Adams’ top deputies decided to resign, Gov. Kathy Hochul pondered taking the unprecedented step of ousting a New York City mayor.—
Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Avoid getting stuck in daily operations—delegate effectively and focus on high-value contributions.—
Michel Koopman,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Such industrial excavations risk wiping out untold (and, indeed, as yet unseen) natural wonders, though delegates of the ISA are unable to reach an agreement as to how to curb or monitor them.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, an Ohio state representative has also proposed a bill prohibiting adding fluoride to public water systems.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2025
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In their letter, the three representatives requested extensive information from HUD about its consideration of crypto and the blockchain, including whether the agency had assessed the risks of using the technology.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Since the summer of 2023, more than a dozen high-ranking figures in China’s defense establishment have been ousted in a sweeping purge that focused on the country’s nuclear force and equipment procurement, including two defense ministers promoted to the CMC by Xi.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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The country’s minister of tourism and sports said that while more than 1,000 hotel rooms were canceled in the immediate aftermath of the quake, the impact of the natural disaster on tourism is expected to be short term in nature, according to the report.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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Oh yes, and there was one other common denominator with all these contract extensions: None of the agents involved was named Scott Boras.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Despite still not having an agent, Marshall had her managers secure her a script and even cut the reel for her self-tape herself.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
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Khalil's attorneys harshly criticized Rubio's memo and the government's case against Khalil.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Toward the end of the documentary, the mothers and their attorney agree that Rockelle is the first and biggest victim in the Squad debacle.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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