Emissary - English meaning

noun

A person who acts on behalf of another person or group.

Usage examples:

In the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent

noun

A person who acts for or represents another

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A travel agent, he is the agent for several of the highest paid players in baseball., a secret agen…

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A person who is paid to buy or sell products or provide a service for a company, but who is not a regular employee

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Following the recent insurance scam, legislation is being put in place to ensure all agents protect…

noun

An accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country.

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The french ambassador to portugal

noun

A person on the staff of an ambassador having a specialized area of responsibility.

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Naval and air attachés

noun

An official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state's citizens and interests there.

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The british consul in israel

noun

A government official who lives in a foreign city in order to take care of the people from the official’s own country who are traveling or living there and to protect the trade interests of that government

noun

A government official who lives in a foreign city and takes care of people from his or her own country who live or are travelling there. part of a consul's job is also to protect the trade and business interests of his or her own country in the foreign country

Usage examples:

The us consul in shanghai, consular officers/officials/staff, consular affairs/services/work

noun

A company or employee of a company that transports commercial packages and documents.

Usage examples:

The cheque was dispatched by courier

verb

Send (goods or documents) by courier.

Usage examples:

Your order can be couriered to you in three days

noun

A person who carries messages or documents for someone else

noun

A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

Usage examples:

The delegates rejected the proposal

verb

Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.

Usage examples:

She must delegate duties so as to free herself for more important tasks

verb

A person appointed or elected to represent others

noun

A person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence.

Usage examples:

His deputy has been largely running the business for the past year

noun

A person who is given the power to act instead of, or to help do the work of, another person

Usage examples:

A deputy chairman, the deputy editor, a sheriff’s deputy

noun

A person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there

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He was appointed to the paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief., you will be required …

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An official representing a country abroad.

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Government leaders, senior officials and diplomats attended the ceremony.

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A person who officially represents a country’s interests in a foreign country

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She is a skilled diplomat and an expert negotiator.

noun

A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.

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The un special envoy to yugoslavia

noun

A short stanza concluding a ballade.

noun

Someone who is sent as a representative from one government or organization to another

noun

A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result.

Usage examples:

His skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved

verb

Another term for factorize.

Usage examples:

Last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long

noun

A fact or situation that influences a result

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Economic factors had a lot to do with their decision to sell the company., in 6×3=18, 6 and 3 are f…

noun

Someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet

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When we act as a go-between for supplier and buyers, we help them develop trading links.

noun

An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments.

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The following day she was proclaimed by heralds with flourishes of trumpets at various places in lo…

verb

Be a sign that (something) is about to happen.

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The speech heralded a change in policy

verb

To announce or signal that something is approaching

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The trade agreement heralded a new era of economic development.

noun

A member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the pope.

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A papal legate arrived in france on a peacemaking mission

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Communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.

Usage examples:

The head porter works in close liaison with the reception office

noun

Communication between groups and the useful relationship that this creates, or a person who does the communicating between the groups

Usage examples:

[ u ] there is an unfortunate lack of liaison between the departments.

noun

A person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.

Usage examples:

Agni was the next and was important in the sacrifices and was considered as a messenger, carrying t…

verb

Send (a document or package) by messenger.

Usage examples:

Could you have it messengered over to me?

noun

A person who carries a message

noun

(in certain countries) a head of a government department.

Usage examples:

The defence minister

verb

Attend to the needs of (someone).

Usage examples:

Her doctor was busy ministering to the injured

noun

(in various christian churches) a person who leads religious ceremonies

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The foreign minister, social justice has concerned him since his first ministerial assignment., he …

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(in the roman catholic church) a papal ambassador to a foreign court or government.

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The vatican has not had diplomatic relations with china since 1951 when the communist government ex…

noun

A person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country.

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Assistant commissars of foreign affairs, as well as ambassadors, plenipotentiaries, and consul-gene…

adjective

Having full power to take independent action.

Usage examples:

A minister plenipotentiary

noun

A person who has the authority to represent his or her country, especially in another country

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A plenipotentiary diplomat/role, making use of his plenipotentiary powers, he dispatched the necess…

noun

The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy

noun

Authority given to someone to act for you, as by voting as your representative in an election, or the person to whom this authority is given

noun

A written document that officially gives someone the authority to do something for another person, for example by voting at a meeting for them

Usage examples:

A creditor may give a proxy to any person of full age requiring him or her to vote for or against a…

adjective

Typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.

Usage examples:

Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in britain

noun

A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.

Usage examples:

The duke of gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, king george v

noun

A member of the us house of representatives; a congressman or congresswoman

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The company has representatives in most european capitals., a good political poll is based on a rep…

noun

A substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.

Usage examples:

She served as a surrogate for the president on a trip to south america

adjective

Relating to the birth of a child or children by means of surrogacy.

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Paperwork that will allow them to move forward with the surrogate process

noun

Someone or something that replaces or is used instead of someone or something else; a substitute for another

Usage examples:

She seems to regard him as a surrogate for her father.