English dictionary
envoy
/'/E/nv//Oi/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
Source: WordNet 3.0
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someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
Synonyms emissarySource: WordNet 3.0
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a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
Synonyms envoiSource: WordNet 3.0
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One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador.
Source: webster1913