Meaning

4 senses
  1. A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.

    Gesandter, Gesandte

  2. A representative.

    special envoy to the United Nations

    Gesandter, Gesandte

    посла́нникposlánnik, посла́нецposlánec

    посла́нникposlánnyk

  3. A diplomat.

    a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

  4. A messenger.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. I'm waiting for the envoy to come back.

    deIch erwarte die Rückkehr des Gesandten.

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  2. The envoy was recalled when diplomatic relations were broken.

    deDer Gesandte wurde abberufen, als die diplomatischen Beziehungen beendet wurden.

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  3. An envoy was sent.

    deEin Bote wurde gesandt.

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  4. The envoy represented his country.

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  5. Jugurtha sent envoys to the Roman Senate.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
representative:
Русский
By meaning 1
representative:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
diplomatic agent of second rank:

Origin

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

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Forms

plural: envoys
Singularenvoy
Pluralenvoys

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
diplomatic agent of second rank:envoy extraordinaryminister plenipotentiary
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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