envoy
11envoy — n. 1) to dispatch an envoy 2) a personal envoy 3) an envoy extraordinary 4) an envoy to (our envoy to Paris) * * * [ envɔɪ] a personal envoy an envoy extraordinary to dispatch an envoy an envoy to (our envoy to Paris) …
12envoy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ personal, special ▪ senior, top ▪ diplomatic, peace ▪ papal, presidential …
13envoy */ — UK [ˈenvɔɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms envoy : singular envoy plural envoys a) an official who represents their country in another country, with a rank below an ambassador He was formerly French envoy at The Hague. b) a representative of a… …
14envoy — I. /ˈɛnvɔɪ / (say envoy) noun 1. a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in dignity after an ambassador, commonly called minister (title in full: envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary). 2. a diplomatic agent. 3. any accredited… …
15envoy — envoy1 /en voy, ahn /, n. 1. a diplomatic agent. 2. any accredited messenger or representative. 3. Also called envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary. a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador. [1635 45; < F …
16envoy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diplomat, agent; messenger (see communication); postscript (see addition). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. emissary, representative, intermediary, envoy extraordinary; see agent 1 , diplomat 1 . III (Roget s… …
17envoy — [[t]e̱nvɔɪ[/t]] envoys 1) N COUNT: with supp An envoy is someone who is sent as a representative from one government or political group to another. Syn: emissary 2) N COUNT An envoy is a diplomat in an embassy who is immediately below the… …
18envoy — I en•voy [[t]ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn [/t]] n. 1) gov a diplomatic representative ranking next below an ambassador 2) gov a diplomatic representative sent on a special or temporary mission 3) gov any accredited messenger or representative • Etymology:… …
19envoy — 1. n. 1 a messenger or representative, esp. on a diplomatic mission. 2 (in full envoy extraordinary) a minister plenipotentiary, ranking below ambassador and above chargeacute d affaires. Derivatives: envoyship n. Etymology: F envoyeacute, past… …
20envoy — noun Etymology: French envoyé, from past participle of envoyer to send, from Old French enveier Date: 1635 1. a. a minister plenipotentiary accredited to a foreign government who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident called also… …
