minister plenipotentiary
Americannoun
noun
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
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
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
In 1790 he was appointed ambassador to the Court of Portugal and in 1797 minister plenipotentiary to the Court of Madrid.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
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