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EMISSARY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EMISSARY?

Need another word that means the same as “emissary”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “emissary” in this overview.

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Emissary as a Noun
Definitions of "Emissary" as a noun
Synonyms of "Emissary" as a noun (9 Words)
Associations of "Emissary" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Emissary” are: envoy, ambassador, diplomat, delegate, attaché, legate, consul, plenipotentiary, minister

Emissary as a Noun

Definitions of "Emissary" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “emissary” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.
Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

Synonyms of "Emissary" as a noun (9 Words)

ambassador	An informal representative. The French ambassador* to Portugal.*
attaché	A specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission.
consul	An official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state’s citizens and interests there. The British consul* in Israel.*
delegate	A person appointed or elected to represent others. Congress delegates rejected the proposals.
diplomat	A person who can deal with others in a sensitive and tactful way.
envoy	Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. A peace envoy.
legate	A general or governor of an ancient Roman province, or their deputy. A papal legate* arrived in France on a peacemaking mission.*
minister	The job of a head of a government department. The Angels are ministers of the Divine Will.
plenipotentiary	A person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country.

Associations of "Emissary" (30 Words)

abroad	Foreign countries considered collectively. Millions of seeds are annually scattered abroad.
ambassador	An accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country. He is a good ambassador* for the industry.*
bargaining	The negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement.
colony	A group of people living in a colony consisting of the original settlers and their descendants and successors. A nudist colony.
commission	A work produced in response to a commission. The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1945.
compromise	Make a compromise arrive at a compromise. The secret of a happy marriage is compromise.
concord	Arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance. Both philosophers concord* on this point.*
consul	A diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country. The British consul* in Israel.*
consulate	The period of office of a Roman consul. He called at the consulate* in Palestine to pick up a visa.*
declaration	A formal public statement. The declaration* of war.*
devolution	The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government. The devolution* of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness.*
diplomat	A person who deals tactfully with others.
diplomatic	Of or concerning diplomacy. The hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic* chenage of subject.*
embassy	The staff working in an embassy. Worsley failed to be selected to join the embassy* to Sweden.*
envoy	A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry. A peace envoy.
foreign	Dealing with or relating to other countries. Foreign currency.
mediate	Connected indirectly through another person or thing involving an intermediate agency. Structures which mediate* gender divisions.*
messenger	Send a document or package by messenger. Nitric oxide is an intercellular messenger.
nation	The people who live in a nation or country. The Shawnee nation.
negotiate	Find a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult route. He negotiated a new contract with the sellers.
official	A person holding public office or having official duties especially as a representative of an organization or government department. The golfer asked for an official* who could give him a ruling.*
pacification	The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined. A wonderful skill in the pacification* of crying infants.*
peace	A treaty agreeing peace between warring states. The Straits were to be open to warships in time of peace.
plenipotentiary	A diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government. He went armed with plenipotentiary* powers to take whatever measures he felt necessary.*
rapprochement	The reestablishing of cordial relations. There were signs of a growing rapprochement* between the two countries.*
reconcilable	Capable of being reconciled. The theory was quite reconcilable* with industrialization.*
reconciliation	The reestablishing of cordial relations. The reconciliation* of his checkbook and the bank statement.*
representative	Of a government or political system based on elected or chosen representatives. A representative* modern play.*
settlement	The property given under a settlement. Inheritance tax could be due if you make a substantial gift or settlement* and then die within the following seven years.*
sinologist	A student of Chinese history and language and culture.