envoy
/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/US/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
envoy noun: a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador. Also the alternative spelling of envoi.
Noun
envoy (plural envoys)
- A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- Synonyms:
- envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
- A representative.
- 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.1887, W. P. Groeneveldt, “Notes on the Malay Archipelago and Malacca”, in Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Indo-China and the Indian Archipelago, volume I, London: Trübner & Co., →OCLC, page 165
- A diplomat.
- A messenger.
Also used as
envoy is also the alternative spelling of envoi.
envoy meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
envoy in Hindi
- representative
- दूत dūt
envoy in Urdu
- representative
- ایلْچی elcī, دُوت dūt
envoy in Bengali
- representative
- দূত dut
envoy in Telugu
- representative
- దూత dūta
More languagesFewer languages
- envoy in Sanskrit
- दूत dūta
- envoy in Pashto
- استازی astãzay, ايلچي ilčí
- envoy in Tagalog
- legado, sugo
- envoy in Arabic
- مَبْعُوث mabʕūṯ, وَزِير مُفَوَّض wazīr mufawwaḍ, رَسُول rasūl
- envoy in Malay
- duta
- envoy in Indonesian
- duta, utusan
- envoy in Thai
- รัฐทูต rát-tà-tûut, ทูต tûut
- envoy in Vietnamese
- phái viên, công sứ, sứ giả
- envoy in Myanmar
- သံ sam, သံတမန် samta.man
Examples of envoy in a sentence
- The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought.
- Moscow’s economy envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, described the forum as a gathering of “sovereign countries”.
- Back in Rome, Francis responded by dispatching an envoy to look into the case.
Synonyms of envoy
- envoy extraordinary
- minister plenipotentiary
Forms of envoy
| plural | envoys |
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Origin of envoy
From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
Words formed from envoy
Questions about envoy
- What does envoy mean?
- Envoy means a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- What is envoy in Hindi?
- Envoy in Hindi is दूत (dūt). See Envoy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is envoy?
- Envoy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce envoy?
- Envoy is pronounced /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ (US).
- What is the plural of envoy?
- The plural of envoy is envoys.
Words near envoy in the dictionary
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