minister resident

American  

noun

ministers resident plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ministers resident
  plural

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

In 1889 he was appointed by President Harrison as minister resident and consul-general to the Republic of Hayti, in which capacity he acted until 1891, when he resigned and returned permanently to Washington.

From Frederick Douglass A Biography by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)

I visited the mosques of Stamboul with the minister resident of the United States, and the American consul-general.

From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler

It happened, however, that previous to his arrival at Lisbon the Queen had appointed a minister resident to the United States.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 1: George Washington by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

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