plenipotentiary
Meaning of plenipotentiary
noun
a person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country.
adjective- having full power to take independent action.
a minister plenipotentiary
mid 17th century: from medieval Latin plenipotentiarius, from plenus ‘full’ + potentia ‘power’.
Information about plenipotentiary
- The plural form of plenipotentiary is: plenipotentiaries.
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Hyphenation of plenipotentiary
plenipo-ten-tiary
- It consists of 3 syllables and 15 chars.
- plenipotentiary is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
plenipotentiary synonyms
Meaning an official representing a country abroad:
Meaning a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others:
Meaning an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country:
Meaning a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country:
Meaning a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission:
Meaning a minister plenipotentiary, ranking below ambassador and above chargé d'affaires:
Meaning a diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff:
Meaning an ambassador or messenger:
Translation of plenipotentiary
- Italian: plenipotenziario
- Spanish: plenipotenciario
- French: plénipotentiaire
- Portuguese: plenipotenciário
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