minister plenipotentiary
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minister plenipotentiary
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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His best friend in Saudi Arabia was the minister plenipotentiary of France.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2011
There was Dr. Neubacher, German minister plenipotentiary for economic affairs in the Balkans.
From Time Magazine Archive
He let his guard down occasionally, however, for once the King's patent appointing him minister plenipotentiary fell from his loose-leaf notebook.
From Time Magazine Archive
Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson, head of the U.S. economic mission to India, who had also got from President Roosevelt the title of "minister plenipotentiary and personal representative of the President."
From Time Magazine Archive
Both engineers left the following night for Cairo where they were to visit the British minister plenipotentiary and hold an audience with the viceroy.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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