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Origin of minister plenipotentiary

First recorded in 1635–45

Words nearby minister plenipotentiary

ministerial, ministerialist, ministerium, minister of state, Minister of the Crown, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, minister without portfolio, ministrant, ministrate, ministration

How to use minister plenipotentiary in a sentence

Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One of its top officials is the current minister of the interior in Baghad.
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Even those Christians who do want to minister amid the rancor of race and policing are missing the mark.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I have coordinated with our foreign minister so we will borrow from other countries which have offered,” he said.
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Hamish Marshall himself is a former staffer of Prime Minister Harper.
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But,” said the prime minister of Flatland, starting a difficulty, “who is to be greatest chief?
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
One of her humours was to unite the son of her minister, with a niece of the widowed Queen of Saint Germain's.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The minister's eye kept steady to one point; to raise the country he governed, to the utmost pinnacle of earthly grandeur.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
All that was necessary was a slight knowledge of a Cabinet Minister, and a smattering of schooling.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for minister plenipotentiary

minister plenipotentiary

noun plural ministers plenipotentiary

See envoy 1 (def. 1)

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