envoy
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Definition of envoy
— called also envoy extraordinary
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Synonyms
agent, ambassador, delegate, emissary, legate, minister, representative
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A year ago, Trump named Zalmay Khalilzad as his special envoy to Afghanistan, and since last winter, Khalilzad has attended lengthy meetings with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar. — Brian Bennett, Time, "The Downsides to President Trump's 'Dare Me' Doctrine," 10 Sep. 2019 Yet, in 2011, the prince resigned from his position as an international trade envoy for the UK, after a decade of service, when his continued association with Epstein prompted criticism. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein cost Britain’s Prince Andrew a job in 2011," 24 Aug. 2019 Trump also dispatched his hostage affairs envoy, Robert O’Brien, to Stockholm to attend the trial - a move that has been widely ridiculed in Sweden. — cleveland.com, "Swedish court finds rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault," 14 Aug. 2019 Trump also dispatched his hostage affairs envoy, Robert O’Brien, to Stockholm to attend the trial - a move that has been widely ridiculed in Sweden. — Rick Noack, Anchorage Daily News, "Swedish court finds rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault," 14 Aug. 2019 Trump also dispatched his hostage affairs envoy, Robert C. O’Brien, to Stockholm to attend the trial — a move that has been widely ridiculed in Sweden. — Rick Noack, Washington Post, "Swedish court finds rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault," 14 Aug. 2019 Its previous top envoy, who laid the groundwork for the Vietnam summit in February, has reportedly fallen out of favor over that meeting’s failure. — Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times, "North Korea turns up the heat with repeat weapons tests as U.S. downplays risk," 31 July 2019 In 2016, Duterte used a homophobic slur to describe a U.S. envoy. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, "Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte says he was once gay but 'cured myself'," 3 June 2019 Lastly, the position of U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland remains vacant. — Chris Gavin, National Review, "Can the U.S. Help the Post-Brexit U.K.?," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'envoy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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