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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
the embassy's staff likely contains at least one emissary who reports to the home country's chief of intelligence
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Recent Examples of emissary
Schlanger, who moved to Bondi Beach as an emissary of the Chabad movement 18 years ago, was the father of five children, including a newborn son.
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
After sharing a meal and laying out gifts, the emissaries would insist that the Indians move to where the animals were plentiful.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
In June 1960, an emissary from the Soviet ballet world argued in The Atlantic that dance could still flourish behind the Iron Curtain.
—Sara Krolewski, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
After sharing a meal and laying out gifts, the emissaries would insist that the Indians move to where the animals were plentiful.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Past presidents have at times entrusted unusual emissaries to conduct diplomacy.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
In June 1960, an emissary from the Soviet ballet world argued in The Atlantic that dance could still flourish behind the Iron Curtain.
—Sara Krolewski, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissary
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In June 2025, a Sacramento Regional Transit ambassador stabbed 16-year-old Michael Berry at the Mather Field/Mills Transit Center on Mills Station Road in Rancho Cordova, according to authorities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lykke Leonardsen, who runs Copenhagen’s Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions program and serves as the city’s informal water ambassador, told me that the intent was to hold hearings, win approval in August, and invest gradually.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The film, which debuted on Netflix April 1, deploys a deliberately eccentric tone, mixing slapstick, satire and spy-thriller tropes with Das’ irreverent comedic sensibility.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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When spy satellites first captured images of the Zitong network in 1971, US intelligence deemed the sites a gamechanger.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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An attempt to fill the gap failed after the US rejected MTN chairman Mcebisi Jonas’ credentials to serve as special envoy.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The deployments have made Iranian diplomatic envoys even more dubious that American peace efforts are sincere.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perry's representative confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday that the workers were eventually allowed to hold onto the gift cards after confusion was cleared up.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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If Republicans are able to succeed in their efforts, Kansas City would be represented by three Republican representatives, two of whom would be freshmen.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Witness testimony described a system in which funds were funneled through intermediaries and political operatives, with Venezuelan officials playing a central coordinating role.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Sunnyvale detective said similar enterprises have involved multiple levels of operatives, with everyone getting paid different amounts.—
Megan Cassidy,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Attendees, including some who had been chosen as convention delegates in the previous week, lined up to talk them after after the speeches.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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His influence extends across the MENA region and beyond as the main curator for the European Film Festival in Riyadh, a consultant for the Hollywood Arab Film Festival, and the Egyptian delegate for the Film O’Clock Festival.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Amid an ongoing court battle over clergy access to the west suburban ICE facility, Catholic ministers entered the building and, in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, washed the feet of 14 detainees.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and Tourism condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Emissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissary. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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