emissaries

noun

Definition of emissariesnext
plural of emissary
1
as in ambassadors
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 spies
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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  1. ambassadors
  2. representatives
  3. agents
  4. ministers
Noun
  • More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Recruit volunteers and community advocates to become social media ambassadors for your organization.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of ambassadors
Noun
  • The representatives of communication and self-understanding both love your big ol’ boss planet.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In 2021, its representatives called for the full abolition of the law.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of representatives
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  • The security agents who enforce hijab laws, informally called morality police, have recently started easing public confrontations with women over the headscarves, following the election of reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian who campaigned on opposing these police patrols.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Said initially refused to comply with law enforcement agents after he was arrested Friday but later detailed his support for the terrorist group, the detention memo alleges.
    Tom Winter, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of agents
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  • Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant supported the Egyptian idea while ultranationalist ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich opposed it, officials said.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Now that China’s key ministers have spoken on stimulus, analysts have narrowed down the stocks likely to benefit.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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