representative vs envoy

envoy vs representative

representative and envoy both are nouns.

representative is an adjective but envoy is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
representative	Yes	Yes	No	No
envoy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, envoy is a hyponym of representative; that is, envoy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than representative:

representative: a person who represents others
envoy: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

Other hyponyms of representative include agent, alderman, assemblyman, assemblywoman, contact, middleman, delegate, emissary, chief of state, head of state, personal representative, resident commissioner, union representative.

representative (noun)	envoy (noun)
an item of information that is typical of a class or group	a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
a person who represents others	a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
a member of the United States House of Representatives	someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

representative (adjective)	envoy (adjective)
standing for something else
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
serving to represent or typify

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