| word | emissary |
|---|---|
| definition | Someone sent out to represent another; an agent. |
| eg_sentence | Now in his 70s, he had served over many years as a presidential emissary to many troubled regions of the world . |
| explanation | Like missionaries, emissaries are sent on missions. However, emissaries are more likely to be representing governments, political leaders, and nonreligious institutions, and an emissary's mission is usually to negotiate or to gather information. So a president may send a trusted emissary to a war-torn region to discuss peace terms. A company's CEO may send an emissary to check out another company that they may be thinking of buying. And a politician may send out an emissary to persuade a wealthy individual to become a supporter. |
| IPA | ˈɛməˌsɛri |
Tags: mwvb::unit:9, mwvb::unit:9:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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