persona grata
an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which they are accredited.: Compare persona non grata.
Origin of persona grata
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How to use persona grata in a sentence
Egypt expelled the Turkish ambassador last year, prompting Ankara to declare the Egyptian envoy in Turkey persona non grata.
Turkey Takes in ‘Terrorists’ from the Muslim Brotherhood | Thomas Seibert | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo of the biggest of those, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, are currently persona non grata in much of the Western world.
Benedict Cumberbatch on 'The Imitation Game,' Homophobia, and How to Combat ISIS | Marlow Stern | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet they are, as Garcia says, “persona non grata on our own tribal land.”
A Shooting on a Tribal Land Uncovers Feds Running Wild | Caitlin Dickson | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a result of the FBI designation, ICP was persona non grata in numerous places, including many potential Gathering sites.
A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos | Steve Miller | July 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCuba, as every American who took third grade social studies knows, is an isla non grata.
To make my position more intolerable, I am persona non grata with both sides.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnOur witness, in any case, would not be a persona grata to the Society for Psychical Research.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteBurleigh was evidently persona non grata in the eyes of both.
Warrior Gap | Charles KingI may have been persona non grata, but, if so, she did not express her feeling.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserSeeing that I would henceforth be persona non grata at the palace, I sought obscurity in the writing and publication of books.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce
British Dictionary definitions for persona grata
/ Latin (pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈɡrɑːtə) /
an acceptable person, esp a diplomat acceptable to the government of the country to which he or she is sent
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