envoy

Everyday

1. An envoy is a person sent by a government or a ruler to take a message to another country or to talk for them. tree →
2. A special envoy is someone sent to deal with one problem, such as peace talks. tree →

In the lessons

In history and news lessons envoys carry messages between kings, presidents or the United Nations to make deals or stop wars. In stories an envoy brings news from a far kingdom. Phrases: «special envoy», «peace envoy», «UN envoy».

Examples

• The king sent an envoy to the queen of the next kingdom. tree →
• A UN envoy is trying to arrange peace talks. tree →
• The envoy brought a letter from the emperor. tree →
• The president's special envoy visited the region. tree →
• Envoys travelled for weeks on horseback in the old days. tree →
• The envoy was treated as an honoured guest. tree →
• Should you send an envoy to the island he will take ten years to get there and ten more to return—twenty years in all. tree →

Note

Countable: an envoy, envoys (y → s, because there is a vowel before the y). Pronounced «EN-voy». Similar: ambassador, diplomat, messenger. An ambassador lives in the other country; an envoy is often sent for a particular job.