Synonyms for envoy
ˈɛn vɔɪ, ˈɑn-en·voy

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1. envoy, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiarynoun

   a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

   Synonyms:
   envoi, minister plenipotentiary, envoy extraordinary, emissary

2. emissary, envoynoun

   someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

   Synonyms:
   envoi, minister plenipotentiary, envoy extraordinary, emissary

3. envoy, envoinoun

   a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

   Synonyms:
   envoi, minister plenipotentiary, envoy extraordinary, emissary

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1. • Diplomat
   • Representative
   • Stanza

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1. envoynoun

   Synonyms:
   minister, ambassador, plenipotentiary

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1. List of paraphrases for "envoy":

   sent, emissary, shipped, corespondent, dispatched, delegate, envoys, forwarded, representative, send, ambassador, submitted

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1. List of known nicknames for "Envoy":

   St. Vitus Dance, Hope Grant

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How to use envoy in a sentence?

1. Kenji Hashimoto:

   Given the number of Envoy pilots flowing through to American each month or leaving due to normal attrition, Envoy will not have the pilots we need to fly our 2015 schedule, Without a cost-effective pilot agreement in place, Envoy will not secure new jets and faces challenges in recruiting new pilots without the promise of a renewed fleet.

2. Adib Shishakly:

   You cannot send a U.N. envoy without political backing of the big players in the U.N. Security Council. De Mistura does not have the tools.

3. Sean Penn:

   (Clinton) sat on a log in the center of a community of 60,000 displaced Haitians for hours, asking questions…What did they need? How could he help?... He focused on, and learned about those in need, and he showed them respect, and acknowledged their dignity… As UN Special Envoy to Haiti, he shepherded more than six billion dollars in disbursements and debt-forgiveness following the earthquake. Haiti and J/P HRO are grateful for his commitment.

4. Adib Shishakly:

   The whole de Mistura thing has been a waste of time. It has been a way of the international community saying they are doing something when actually it means nothing, you cannot send a U.N. envoy without political backing of the big players in the U.N. Security Council. De Mistura does not have the tools.

5. Ned Price:

   The point we have made is that even with the creation of this new bureau, even with the creation of the new cyber envoy, these issues are going to be pervasive across State Department, across the government. So it's not going to be squarely defined -- solely defined to one bureau, to one special envoy -- but we do see tremendous value in ensuring that we have a bureau that is focused on these issues, squarely on some of the most important elements of these issues.