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a
: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident
called also envoy extraordinary
b
: a person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another
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Examples of envoy in a Sentence
the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies
one of the hostage takers was chosen as the group's envoy for all dealings with the authorities
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz, and Middle East special envoy Steve Witoff attended the first meeting earlier this month with Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Saudi Arabia, with discussions including Ukraine and their own economic arrangement.
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Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has earned Trump's trust as an adept negotiator given his breakthrough on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza but he has also been tapped to play a role in putting an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, potentially limiting his bandwidth.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to the region as soon as Sunday to join the negotiations.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Just last weekend, Trump’s special envoy, Richard Grenell, created controversy by suggesting the Trump administration was not interested in Maduro leaving power in the South American nation.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has earned Trump's trust as an adept negotiator given his breakthrough on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza but he has also been tapped to play a role in putting an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, potentially limiting his bandwidth.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to the region as soon as Sunday to join the negotiations.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Just last weekend, Trump’s special envoy, Richard Grenell, created controversy by suggesting the Trump administration was not interested in Maduro leaving power in the South American nation.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for envoy
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envoy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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a
: a diplomatic representative who ranks between an ambassador and a minister
b
: a representative sent by one government to another
ambassadors and other envoys
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