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minister plenipotentiary

American  
minister plenipotentiary British  

noun

  1. See envoy 1

"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

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

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

There was Dr. Neubacher, German minister plenipotentiary for economic affairs in the Balkans.

From Time Magazine Archive

Enters Citizen Delacroix, minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary from the Republic of France.

From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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