Thesaurus results for EMISSARY

emissary

noun

ˈe-mə-ˌser-ē

Definition of emissary

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 Beck was playing a shabby, malnourished musician living in a shack who acts as an emissary of a weird celebrity cult. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 See pictures from the funeral below, along with a list of the foreign emissaries who attended. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026 According to the news release, the school is also expanding its participation in the Shinshinim program—two new young emissaries from Israel will join the school for a year before their army service. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 Serra’s immersive event, a rapture of colors and shadows, pays fittingly grandiose tribute to an emissary of a legendary cinematic era. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emissary

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Noun

Lubelo has also persuaded several friends to join the school, becoming something of an ambassador in a community where magic is often frowned upon and associated with witchcraft.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation, signs international treaties and appoints ambassadors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambassador

Noun

Directed by Grammy Award-winning filmmaker James Mackel, the visual is three-and-a-half minutes of spy stuff, our hero, dressed to impress, making short work of the many villains who lurk in her hotel.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
The National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control section, which prosecutes spies, is assisting the DOJ in the case.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of spy

Noun

Reached Monday, Zampolli, who stepped down from his post as a special envoy to the president last week, denied he was involved with Epstein or Epstein’s recruitment of models.

— Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Less than two decades later, the bond was tested by a scandal known as the XYZ Affair, in which France’s foreign minister, Talleyrand, demanded bribes from American envoys to Paris.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of envoy

Noun

According to Jáuregui’s defense team, the federal prosecutor’s office said the agents were close to the person who led the operation, the Chihuahua investigations chief who was one of two deceased Mexicans.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Even nicotine-free formulas contain flavorings and solvent agents like propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

Independents are the least impressed by current representation in Washington; only 36% say their representative should be reelected, while 9% say most should be.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Still, there’s no question life will be different for the outgoing state representative.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of representative

Noun

Each participant will get a tailored calendar of pre-booked meetings with teams from the JAFF Future Project selection, rights holders from JAFF IP Connection, exhibitors and other delegates.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Late last month, roughly 100 dockworker delegates from four countries rallied outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver, following an international anti-automation summit that included Montreal’s own CUPE Local 375.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of delegate

Noun

Their representatives spoke after meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu earlier Monday, before the ministers’ news conference.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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