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
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Mideast envoy, plans to return to the region tomorrow to push for a new truce.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv last Wednesday to meet with Zelenskyy.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Israel's new senior ceasefire negotiator, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, met with President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff in the United States late last week to discuss the next phase, the official said.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
Trump's Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, suggested Ukraine and other European leaders would have no place at peace negotiations.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv last Wednesday to meet with Zelenskyy.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Israel's new senior ceasefire negotiator, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, met with President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff in the United States late last week to discuss the next phase, the official said.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
Trump's Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, suggested Ukraine and other European leaders would have no place at peace negotiations.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envoy
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What To Know Marie Fontanel, who is the French ambassador to the Philippines, wrote on Monday in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that FS Charles de Gaulle, France's aircraft carrier, left the Southeast Asian country and returned to the South China Sea after a three-day visit.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Several K-pop stars have become brand ambassadors for Calvin Klein in recent years, including BTS’ Jungkook — featured in the spring 2024 jeans campaign — Blackpink’s Jennie, Sandara Park of 2NE1 and Red Velvet’s Joy and Sunmi.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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Srinivas Phatak, Unilever’s current deputy CFO and group controller, will take over as interim CFO.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Before the announcement, Patel shared with allies that Robert Kissane, the acting FBI deputy director, was expected to remain in the position, CNN reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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More than 40 people have been removed, mostly on corruption allegations, as National People’s Congress delegates since the current term began in 2023, according to CNBC calculations of official figures.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Democratic delegates even voted down an amendment that would have kept these vending machines out of elementary schools, kindergartens and nursery schools!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Some in the industry — from studio managers to representatives — believe that the company’s senior leadership has done a poor job in training and elevating a next generation of Padawan executives from which to potentially tap a replacement.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to a representative for the Philadelphia Eagles outside of regular working hours via email for comment.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Chile's interior minister Carolina Toha said the outage was caused by a transmission line failure in the country's north, ruling out a cyber attack as a cause.—
Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Canada's trade minister, Mary Ng, addressed the issue during an interview with Bloomberg TV, emphasizing that tariffs would also be harmful to American consumers.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The show follows a Secret Service agent caught in a web of conspiracy after the U.S. president is assassinated, with no suspect in sight.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government, the Justice Department confirmed Thursday evening.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Also present were Sigmon's attorney and spiritual adviser, a representative from the prosecuting solicitor's office, a sheriff's investigator and three members of the news media.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Initially slated to begin Aug. 1, 2024, Lori's attorneys were granted a delay until Feb. 24, 2025, with her lawyers citing an overwhelming amount of evidence to sort through before proceedings begin.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envoy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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