Definition
Official messengers or representatives sent by a government or organization to conduct negotiations or carry messages to another party.
Etymology
From Old French 'envoyer,' meaning 'to send,' derived from Latin 'in-' and 'via' (road or way). The term originally described anyone sent on a journey with a message.
Kelly Says
Throughout history, envoys have been remarkably safe even during wars—most cultures developed an unspoken rule that messengers couldn't be harmed, making them the original protected class. This shows how even conflict has humanitarian limits that societies recogn ize.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምባሳደር
am-ba-sa-da-r
BNবাংলা
প্রতিনিধি
pro-ti-nidhi
CACatalà
ambaixadors
am-bay-sha-do-rs
CSČeština
velvyslanci
vel-v-ys-lan-ci
DADansk
ambassadører
am-bas-sa-doe-rer
DEDeutsch
Botschafter
bots-hahf-ter
ESEspañol
enviado
en-vee-ah-doh
FISuomi
suurlähettiläät
suu-rla-he-ti-li-aät
FRFrançais
ambassadeurs
ahn-ba-sa-door
HEעברית
שגרירים
sha-gri-rim
HIहिन्दी
दूतावास
doo-ta-vaas
HUMagyar
követek
kove-tek
IDBahasa Indonesia
duta
doo-ta
IGIG
onye nnọchi anya
oh-nye nn-o-chi a-nya
ITItaliano
ambasciatori
am-ba-ssa-to-ree
KMKM
អត្តសញ្ញា
a-t-sa-nya
MRMR
प्रतिनिधी
pra-ti-nidhi
MSBahasa Melayu
utusan
oo-ta-san
NLNederlands
gezanten
geh-zan-ten
NONorsk
ambassadører
am-bas-sa-do-rer
PLPolski
posłańcy
pos-wań-tsy
PTPortuguês
embaixadores
em-bay-sah-doh-rayz
RORomână
ambasadori
am-ba-sa-do-ree
SVSvenska
ambassadörer
am-bas-sa-do-ray
SWKiswahili
balozi
ba-lo-zi
TAதமிழ்
தூதர்கள்
thoo-dar-gal
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతినిధులు
p rati-nidhulu
TLTL
mga embahador
mga em-ba-ha-dor
TRTürkçe
elçiler
el-chi-ler
VITiếng Việt
đại sứ
dai-su