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Legate

An ambassador or envoy.

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Emissary 76% 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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Envoy 76% connected

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…

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Legation 74% connected

The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Legation 74% connected

The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.

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Legation 70% connected

The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.

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