Words / B2

ENV-oy/ˈenvɔɪ/

An envoy is a person sent as an official messenger or representative, especially in diplomacy: a special envoy; envoy to. Ambassador (already in B2) is a resident head of mission; diplomat is broader; messenger is everyday. Name the envoy in the despatch, then the year. Mix-up: envoy vs envy; envoy vs convoy; do not write envoy for a journalist on a trip.

Meaning

A person sent as an official messenger or representative, especially in diplomacy.

Examples

• “Name the envoy in the despatch, then the year, the history paper said.”
• “A UN envoy featured in the news source, which is still a named brief — quote the mission if given.”

Good to know

a special / papal envoy; envoy to. Close: ambassador (resident) / diplomat / emissary. Trap: envy / convoy / a reporter. History and citizenship. Official messenger — name the sender, the task, and the year.

Near in meaning

emissary, diplomat, representative

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