Term: envoy
envoy (noun):
- Diplomacy: an official messenger or representative sent by a government on a specific mission or to represent their country in a foreign land.
- General: a person delegated to represent a group or organization to deliver a message or conduct negotiations.
synonyms: representative, ambassador, delegate, messenger, emissary.
pronunciation: /ˈenvɔɪ/
translation: sūtnis, pārstāvis
example: The United Nations sent a special envoy to the region to help negotiate a peace treaty between the two groups.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
envoy (noun)1.
a) a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident - called also envoy extraordinary
b) a person delegated to represent one government in its dealings with another
2.
- messenger representative
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
envoy (noun)1.
a person sent on a mission to represent another
SYNONYMS:
agent, delegate, emissary, envoy, legate, minister, representativeRELATED WORDS:
ambassadress; attaché, chargé d'affaires, consul, deputy, diplomat, foreign minister, nuncio, procurator, proxy; apostle, evangelist, missionary; deputation, detachment, legation; courier, messenger; mouthpiece, spokesperson2.
a person who acts or does business for another
SYNONYMS:
assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, minister, procurator, proxy, rep, representativeRELATED WORDS:
ambassador, diplomat, diplomatist, emissary, foreign minister, legate, plenipotentiary; alternate, backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, surrogate, understudy; informer, operative, spy; broker, distributor, manager; arbiter, arbitrator, comprador ( compradore), conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, interposer, liaison, mediator, middleman, peacemaker; mouthpiece, point man, point person, prophet, speaker, spokesman, spokesperson