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minister plenipotentiary

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noun

plenipotentiary.

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Nearby words

  1. miniskirt,
  2. ministate,
  3. minister,
  4. minister of state,
  5. minister of the crown,
  6. minister resident,
  7. minister without portfolio,
  8. ministerial,
  9. ministerialist,
  10. ministerium

Origin of minister plenipotentiary

First recorded in 1635–45
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British Dictionary definitions for minister plenipotentiary

minister plenipotentiary

noun plural ministers plenipotentiary

See envoy 1 (def. 1)
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