envoi

noun

variants or envoy
Definition of envoinext
as in postscript

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Recent Examples of envoi Ambassador Rasool was South Africa's envoy to the US once before, from 2010 to 2015. — Michele Kelemen, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025 American negotiators are headed in Moscow An American envoy flew to Russia on Thursday, the Kremlin said. — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 The status is applied to a subsection of Americans jailed abroad and historically ensures the case is handled by the administration's special presidential envoy for hostage affairs -- the office that handles negotiations for a release. — Eric Tucker and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2025

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