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 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 Internationally, her role as a cultural emissary has earned her widespread recognition, including distinctions connected to UNESCO and other cultural institutions. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026 Sick of It All were NYHC’s most welcoming emissaries, and their mouthpiece was Lou Koller, whose death was announced Friday. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026 The president’s top-two emissaries also happen to be the highest-profile potential candidates to succeed him. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 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

Bezos hasn’t publicly confirmed the deal, and representatives for Bezos didn’t immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Delja Hancock, a motor vehicle representative for the DMV, joined the strike at its headquarters.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 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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