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Noun: emissary  'e-mu,se-ree [N. Amer], e-mi-s(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
    "The diplomat served as an emissary during the peace negotiations";
    - envoy

Derived forms: emissaries

Type of: rep [informal], representative

Encyclopedia: Emissary