emissaries
Sent to negotiate
Emissaries are people sent on a mission, typically to represent or advance the interests of a government, organization, or leader.
The word carries a sense of official delegation: The president dispatched emissaries to negotiate a ceasefire.
Emissaries may operate openly as diplomats or quietly as intermediaries.
The singular is emissary.
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- plenipotentiaryDiplomat with full authority
legate · nuncio · diplomat · minister · chargé d'affaires · high commissioner · credentials · embassy
Delivery person or service
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- bearerOne who conveys something
- runnerOne who sprints
- dispatch riderMounted military courier
carrier · harbinger · forerunner · advance party · scout · announcer · diplomatic pouch · communiqué
Conflict resolution agent
- peace envoyDiplomatic negotiator dispatched abroad
- goodwill ambassadorCelebrity advocating for causes
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
peacekeeping · détente · rapprochement · olive branch · white flag · accord · settlement · peace talks
Entrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- surrogateOne acting for another
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- agentOne who acts independently
spokesperson · advocate · commissioner · assignee · stand-in · substitute · plenipotentiary · representative
Agent connecting separate parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
facilitator · negotiator · interlocutor · channel · conduit · contact · communicator · peacemaker
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
plenipotentiary · legate · nuncio · diplomat · minister · chargé d'affaires · high commissioner · credentials · embassy · legation
courier
Delivery person or service
dispatch rider · carrier · harbinger · forerunner · advance party · scout · announcer · diplomatic pouch · communiqué · tidings
peacemaker
Conflict resolution agent
- peace envoyDiplomatic negotiator dispatched abroad
- goodwill ambassadorCelebrity advocating for causes
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
conciliator · peacekeeping · détente · rapprochement · olive branch · white flag · accord · settlement · peace talks · conflict resolution
delegate
Entrust authority to another
agent · spokesperson · advocate · commissioner · assignee · stand-in · substitute · plenipotentiary · representative · appointee
go-between
Agent connecting separate parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
middleman · facilitator · negotiator · interlocutor · channel · conduit · contact · communicator · peacemaker · arbitrator
- messengersmessenger, courier, couriers, herald, heralds
- royal courtking, queen, prince, princess, crown
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- ancient diplomacyenvoys, ambassadors, peace treaties, alliances, treaty negotiations
- historical travelerstravelers, voyagers, pilgrims, explorers, navigators
- Royal Diplomacystate visits, royal tours, treaties, royal weddings, alliances
emissariesprincipals
Chief school administrators
senders · sovereigns · rulers · masters · commanders
emissarieshosts
Those who entertain guests
recipients · receivers · welcomers · audiences · addressees
emissariessaboteurs
Intentional disruptors of operations
assassins · spies · infiltrators · aggressors · invaders
promise, mission, permit, missile, emit, admission, emission, admits, remit