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1. (n.) envoy
a diplomatic representative ranking next below an ambassador.
2. envoy
a diplomatic representative sent on a special or temporary mission.
3. envoy
any accredited messenger or representative.
4. (n.) envoy
a short stanza concluding a poem, as a ballade, often containing a dedication or summary, or a similar postscript to a prose work.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME envoye < OF, der. of envoyer to send; see envoy1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) envoy, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
2. (noun) emissary, envoy
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
3. (noun) envoy, envoi
a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) envoy
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
2. (noun) envoy
an explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also in the French from, l'envoi
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Sense: a messenger, especially one sent to deal with a foreign government
He was sent to France as the king's envoy.
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 Afrikaans: gesant |
 Arabic: مَبْعوث، مَنْدوب، رَسول |
 Bulgarian: пратеник |
 Brazilian: enviado |
 Czech: vyslanec, -kyně |
 German: der Gesandte |
 Danish: udsending; repræsentant |
 Greek: απεσταλμένος |
 Spanish: enviado, mensajero |
 Estonian: saadik |
 Farsi: پیام رسان؛ سفیر |
 Finnish: viestinviejä |
 French: envoyé/-ée |
 Hebrew: שָׁלִיח |
 Hindi: दूत |
 Croatian: izaslanik, poslanik, glas |
 Hungarian: követ |
 Indonesian: utusan |
 Icelandic: erindreki; sendifulltrúi |
 Italian: inviato |
 Japanese: 使節 |
 Korean: 사절, 외교관 |
 Lithuanian: pasiuntinys |
 Latvian: sūtnis |
 Malay: utusan |
 Dutch: afgezant |
 Norwegian: utsending, sendebud |
 Polish: poseł, wysłannik |
 Persian: پیام رسان؛ سفیر |
 Pashto: پيغام رسونكى |
 Portuguese: enviado |
 Romanian: trimis, sol |
 Russian: посланник |
 Slovak: vyslanec, -kyňa |
 Slovenian: odposlanec |
 Serbian: izaslanik |
 Swedish: sändebud |
 Thai: ทูต |
 Turkish: temsilci, elçi |
 Taiwanese: 外交使節 |
 Ukrainian: повноважний представник; |
 Urdu: پیغام رساں |
 Vietnamese: phái viên |
 Chinese: 外交使节 |
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