Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

minister plenipotentiary

See more synonyms for minister plenipotentiary on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. plenipotentiary.
Show More

Origin of minister plenipotentiary

First recorded in 1635–45
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for minister plenipotentiary

Historical Examples

  • But he was suddenly sent to Persia as minister-plenipotentiary.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5

    Various

  • Matthews was likewise invested with the character of minister-plenipotentiary to the king of Sardinia and the states of Italy.

British Dictionary definitions for minister plenipotentiary

minister plenipotentiary

noun plural ministers plenipotentiary
  1. See envoy 1 (def. 1)
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012