minister resident

American  

noun

plural

ministers resident

1. a diplomatic agent serving in a minor country and ranking next below an ambassador.

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Etymology

Origin of minister resident

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

Washington had a consul, charg� d'affaires or "minister resident" to the Papal States from 1797 to 1867, when, with the impending collapse of the Pope's regime, the U.S. legation was closed down.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has, therefore, appointed Colonel Humphreys to be minister resident for the United States at the court of her Majesty.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

Under the traditional policy of the United States, the Indian agent was a minister resident to a "domestic dependent nation."

From The Indian Question (1874) by Walker, Francis Amasa

I would attach to every embassy three secretaries, to every legation two, and to every post of minister resident at least one.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by White, Andrew Dickson

To the Congress of the United States: I submit herewith a correspondence between the Secretary of State and Mr. Robert B. Van Valkenburgh, minister resident of the United States in Japan.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 2: Andrew Johnson by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)