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A diplomat small enough to deny, big enough to matter.
means A representative sent to act or speak on behalf of a government, organization, or person in dealings with others.
from From French envoyé, 'one sent,' the past participle of envoyer, 'to send.' That verb traces back to Vulgar Latin inviare — 'to put on the way, to send along a route' — built from in- ('on') plus via ('way, road'). So at its root, an envoy is simply someone 'put on the road': sent forth to carry word, make an appearance, or do business the sender can't — or won't — do in person.
- rank below ambassador
- sent when a nation wants deniability, not pomp
- etymology
- from French envoyer, literally one sent on the way
- literary cousin
- also the closing stanza that sends a poem off
- tech namesake
- Envoy proxy routes internet traffic like a digital diplomat