envoy
1 Americannoun
noun
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Formal name: envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident
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an accredited messenger, agent, or representative
noun
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a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades
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a postscript in other forms of verse or prose
Other Word Forms
- envoyship noun
Etymology
Origin of envoy1
1635–45; < French envoyé envoy, noun use of past participle of envoyer to send < Vulgar Latin *inviāre, presumably originally to be on a journey, verbal derivative of Latin in viā on one's way, en route
Origin of envoy2
1350–1400; Middle English envoye < Old French, derivative of envoyer to send; envoy 1
Example Sentences
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He apparently accompanied Mountbatten-Windsor on some of his international, taxpayer-funded trips as a trade envoy, using his Chinese connections to open doors.
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Granted, Sir Chris Bryant was almost as disobliging about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 15 years ago, as an opposition MP, when there were calls then for him to be sacked as the government's trade envoy.
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Earlier this month the US envoy Massad Boulos said he was hopeful he might achieve a truce agreement by Ramadan, which began on 18 February.
From BBC
The debate, called by the Liberal Democrats to demand the release of documents relating to Andrew's 2001 appointment as UK trade envoy, took in privilege, deference, and holding power to account.
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MPs have backed the release of documents on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's appointment as a UK trade envoy.
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