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Envoy

One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador.

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Diplomat 76% connected

Alt. of Diplomate

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Diplomatist 76% connected

A person employed in, or skilled in, diplomacy; a diplomat.

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Representative 76% connected

Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.

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Stanza 76% connected

A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part o…

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Legate 76% connected

An ambassador or envoy.

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Emissary 92% connected

An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create di…

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