minister resident
Americannoun
plural
ministers residentEtymology
Origin of minister resident
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
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
The proxenus is generally compared to the modern consul or minister resident.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
The courtiers with all their talents for dissembling could not conceal their hostile feelings from the British minister resident among them.
From The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by Weems, Mason Locke
When the daughter of our late minister resident appeared in the cathedral with one, the innovation was the subject of severe remark.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James
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