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e-envoy

e-envoy noun: the person in charge of the Office of the e-Envoy, which existed from 1999 to 2004 with the purpose of putting all government departments online.

Noun

e-envoy (plural e-envoys)

  1. (Internet, UK, historical) The person in charge of the Office of the e-Envoy, which existed from 1999 to 2004 with the purpose of putting all government departments online.
    • Recommendation 14.2 of this report stated 'the Government should appoint an “e-envoy” with a wider remit than originally proposed.2004, Stephen Battersby, W. H. Bassett, Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health, page 187

Forms of e-envoy

plurale-envoys

Origin of e-envoy

From e- + envoy.

Questions about e-envoy

What does e-envoy mean?
E-envoy means the person in charge of the Office of the e-Envoy, which existed from 1999 to 2004 with the purpose of putting all government departments online.
What part of speech is e-envoy?
E-envoy is a noun.
What is the plural of e-envoy?
The plural of e-envoy is e-envoys.

Words near e-envoy in the dictionary

  1. e-education
  2. e-educator
  3. e-educators
  4. e-election
  5. e-elections
  6. e-envoy
  7. e-envoys
  8. e-fame
  9. e-famous
  10. e-fax
  11. e-faxes

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