1
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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2
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
There have been stakeholder meetings about it throughout his presidency, with Gillibrand in particular acting as the movement’s emissary with top White House staff.
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Amanda Becker, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
The security droids continue to buy Jod's lies about being a Jedi emissary, as lightsabers are a rare thing and, as far as everyone on the planet knows, the Order is still alive and well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
They are communicated publicly in pronouncements by senior officials and privately by emissaries.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
That said, this first scene explains that passage (either in or out) across the Barrier is nigh impossible without access codes or a 'key' that's built into the ships used by Old Republic emissaries.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Becker, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
The security droids continue to buy Jod's lies about being a Jedi emissary, as lightsabers are a rare thing and, as far as everyone on the planet knows, the Order is still alive and well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
They are communicated publicly in pronouncements by senior officials and privately by emissaries.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
That said, this first scene explains that passage (either in or out) across the Barrier is nigh impossible without access codes or a 'key' that's built into the ships used by Old Republic emissaries.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissary
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Recently, Unrivaled announced via ESPN Paige Bueckers, UConn star, and projected first pick in the draft has signed a three-year deal with the league after serving as a league ambassador this past season.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tyla was announced as a Pandora ambassador on April 8, before her Coachella 2025 performance.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The astrophysicist, who keeps close tabs on orbital traffic, said that on the day of the interview (April 4), at least three objects had returned from space — two of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites and a 43-year-old Russian spy satellite called Kosmos 1340.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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What to know about the complex, long-simmering civil war Dearlove served as Britain's top spy between 1999 and 2004, when Tony Blair was prime minister.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff joined other top Ukrainian and European officials for hours of meetings.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rubio and Trump international envoy Steve Witkoff head to Paris to meet with European and Ukrainian officials pleading Ukraine's case in its war with Russia.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Now listed for $12 million with Compass agent David Turner, the digs are being sold by Rodman’s widow, Sascha.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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Sellers can now choose whether to offer buyer agent compensation through MLS platforms—a change that has already begun reshaping how homes are bought and sold across the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Perry's representative via email for comment on Monday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Today’s official kick-off follows the signing of an accord by representatives of the European Union’s European Investment Fund (EIF) in Paris on Friday committing €25M ($28.5M) to the fund.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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Rather, Nick Badolato, a Brooklyn Conservative Party operative, collected signatures to run on the party’s line against Zhuang.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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In one case, operatives posing as art dealers interested in purchasing a work by a dissident artist secretly installed surveillance equipment in his workplace and a GPS tracker on his car.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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After John Kerry’s speech accepting the nomination for president, balloons were supposed to drop from the ceiling onto the delegates below.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
13 Apr. 2025
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And in Maryland, both chambers of the state legislature passed the Organized Retail Act of 2025, introduced by Delegate Karen Toles with the support of delegates Robin Grammer, Wayne Hartman and Chao Wu.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Apr. 2025
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Ong, 79, is scheduled to plead guilty next week to charges related to the offences of former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted in October of breaking the law for receiving gifts from the businessman.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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She was born near Pittsburgh, the daughter of a minister.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Emissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissary. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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