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envoy

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[ en-voi, ahn- ]

noun

  1. a diplomatic agent.

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  2. any accredited messenger or representative.

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  3. Also called en·voy ex·tra·or·di·nar·y [en, -voi ik-, strawr, -dn-er-ee, ek-str, uh, -, awr, -, ahn, -voi],. a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.


envoy

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[ en-voi, ahn- ]

noun

  1. a short stanza concluding a poem in certain archaic metrical forms, as a ballade, and serving as a dedication, or a similar postscript to a prose composition.

envoy

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/ ˈɛԱɔɪ /

noun

  1. Formal nameenvoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary a diplomat of the second class, ranking between an ambassador and a minister resident
  2. an accredited messenger, agent, or representative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

envoy

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/ ˈɛԱɔɪ /

noun

  1. a brief dedicatory or explanatory stanza concluding certain forms of poetry, notably ballades
  2. a postscript in other forms of verse or prose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱDz󾱱, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of envoy1

1635–45; < French ԱDzé envoy, noun use of past participle of envoyer to send < Vulgar Latin *Ա, presumably originally to be on a journey, verbal derivative of Latin in viā on one's way, en route

Origin of envoy2

1350–1400; Middle English envoye < Old French, derivative of envoyer to send; envoy 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of envoy1

C17: from French ԱDzé, literally: sent, from envoyer to send, from Vulgar Latin Ա (unattested) to send on a journey, from in- ² + via road

Origin of envoy2

C14: from Old French envoye, from envoyer to send; see envoy 1
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Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed receipt of a new work from Moscow, saying he had been asked to transport it back to Washington.

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An American citizen, who was held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for two months, has been released, Washington's former envoy to Kabul has said.

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Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed receipt of the new work from Moscow, saying he had been asked to transport it back to Washington.

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Kyiv described talks as "productive and focused", while US President Donald Trump's special envoy said separate discussions with Ukrainian and Russian teams would bring about "some real progress" to ending the war.

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Venezuela had originally agreed to take in Venezuelan deportees from the US in a deal struck by Trump's special envoy, Richard Grenell, in Caracas in January.

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