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: a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident
called also envoy extraordinary
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: 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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Araghchi made the comments during a meeting with South Korea's special envoy Chung Byung-ha in Tehran, the semiofficial Iranian ISNA news agency reported. —
Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 United States special envoy Paolo Zampolli suggested the idea to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 However, on Wednesday, reports emerged that US special envoy Paolo Zampolli, an envoy to Trump, was attempting to replace Iran with Italy, which had failed to qualify. —Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 European Union envoys gathered on Wednesday with most cautiously optimistic that a massive loan to help meet Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years is close to being approved after months of deadlock. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for envoy
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Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026 United States special envoy Paolo Zampolli suggested the idea to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 However, on Wednesday, reports emerged that US special envoy Paolo Zampolli, an envoy to Trump, was attempting to replace Iran with Italy, which had failed to qualify. —Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 European Union envoys gathered on Wednesday with most cautiously optimistic that a massive loan to help meet Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years is close to being approved after months of deadlock. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for envoy
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“Envoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/envoy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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a
: a diplomatic representative who ranks between an ambassador and a minister
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: a representative sent by one government to another
ambassadors and other envoys
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