minister plenipotentiary

noun

plenipotentiary.

Origin of minister plenipotentiary

First recorded in 1635–45

Words Nearby minister plenipotentiary

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How to use minister plenipotentiary in a sentence

My confidence in our minister plenipotentiary in London continues undiminished.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents | James D. Richardson
The ambassador was accompanied by the minister plenipotentiary, and followed by his page and interpreter.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules Verne
Copies of all the papers, relative to the supplies, are in the hands of the minister plenipotentiary.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX | Various
From 1805 until 1808 he was the minister plenipotentiary of the United States in Spain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 | Various
So now they all went over that document, signed by none less than Pakenham himself, minister plenipotentiary for Great Britain.
54-40 or Fight | Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for minister plenipotentiary

minister plenipotentiary

nounplural ministers plenipotentiary

See envoy 1 (def. 1)

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