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A messenger with just enough authority to say 'not my words, but also kind of my words.'
means A person sent on behalf of another, usually a government or leader, to deliver messages or negotiate without being the final decision-maker themselves.
from From Latin emissarius, 'one sent forth,' built from emittere — 'to send out' (ex-, 'out,' plus mittere, 'to send'). The same root gives English 'emit' and 'missile': things, like messages, launched outward to do work at a distance.
- deniability built-in
- sent so the sender can disown the message
- root meaning
- from latin emittere, to send out
- not a diplomat
- represents, but rarely negotiates on their own authority
- pop culture use
- often the ominous one who 'has been sent'