Envoy Meaning
/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
nounA representative.
Sentence Examples
An envoy was sent.
The envoy was recalled when diplomatic relations were broken.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The president appointed an experienced ____ to negotiate the peace.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The president sent a special ____ to negotiate a peace treaty with the neighbors.
Word Origin & History
From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The president appointed an experienced ____ to negotiate the peace.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The president sent a special ____ to negotiate a peace treaty with the neighbors.