envoy

en·voy ¹  (nvoi, n-)

n.

1. A representative of a government who is sent on a special diplomatic mission.

2. A minister plenipotentiary assigned to a foreign embassy, ranking next below the ambassador.

3. A messenger; an agent.

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[French envoyé, messenger, from past participle of envoyer, to send, from Old French envoier, from Late Latin invire, to be on the way : Latin in-, in, on; see en-¹ + Latin via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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envoy

Noun

1. a messenger or representative

2. a diplomat ranking next below an ambassador [French envoyer to send]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	envoy - a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
	2.	envoy - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else emissary legate, official emissary - a member of a legation representative - a person who represents others
	3.	envoy - a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry envoi stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

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envoy

noun 1. ambassador, minister, diplomat, emissary, legate, plenipotentiary

2. messenger, agent, deputy, representative, delegate, courier, intermediary, emissary

Translations

envoy [ˈɛnvɔɪ] n → enviado/a

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envoy [ˈɛnvɔɪ] n → envoyé(e) (= diplomat); ministre m plénipotentiaire

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envoy [ˈɛnvɔɪ] n → Gesandte(r) f(m)

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envoy [ˈɛnvɔɪ] n → inviato/a