Vocabulary
Envoy
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
Urdu meaning
قاصد، سفیر، ایلچی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Trump and his close friend, business partner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff have said that peace in Gaza is now closer than ever.
- In fact, GioraBecher, the Israeli envoy to India in 1992, shared a handy insight.
- Relief from the pervasive stuffiness came with the Pakistani envoy at the UN delivering a heartwarming speech slamming Israel`s occupation of Palestine even as he lambasted the genocide in Gaza.
- Pakistan`s investment potential had engaged Trump`s attention through Steve Witkoff, his foreign policy special envoy, whose son Zach Witkoff is a cofounder of World Liberty Financial, a Trump-backed cryptocurrency.
- He sent his special envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow earlier this month to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Synonyms
representative, delegate, deputy, agent, intermediary, mediator, negotiator, proxy
Antonyms
captain, receiver
Curator example
“the UN special envoy to Yugoslavia”
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