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emissary

[em-uh-ser-ee] / ˈɛm əˌsɛr i /


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If Zelensky were to dismiss Yermak, he would lose his foremost emissary to the U.S. since the start of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

The theocrat would express his distrust of the Americans, caution his emissaries to be vigilant, but then obliquely defend their efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over 40-plus movies, Reeves has been cast as the Buddha, the son of Satan, an alien emissary and the savior of mankind.

From Washington Post

As a documentary film crew glided through the room, emissaries from La MaMa and the Wooster Group were among the more than 250 guests toasting his nearly half century with Ping Chong and Company.

From New York Times

He will, periodically, encounter the chief bully from his high school days — who is technically dead, but also an emissary from the afterlife sent to either guide him or mislead him.

From Washington Post