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/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ · noun
(law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador..
special envoy to the United Nations
In the year 1460 the king Tu-ma-pan (Tumapel?)† sent envoys to carry tribute. When these envoys went back, and had arrived at An-ch’ing,‡ they got drunk and had a fight with foreign priests who came to bring tribute, and of whom six were killed.
Use envoy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Envoy means (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador..
Common synonyms include envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary, emissary, envoi.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
special envoy to the United Nations
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