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

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minister resident

William Short was appointed minister resident at the Hague and was commissioned, with Mr. Carmichael, to effect a treaty with Spain.

From Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched by Schroeder, John Frederick

Thus, too, what is of great importance throughout the entire service, every ambassador, minister plenipotentiary, or minister resident would possess, or easily command, large experience of various men in various countries.

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

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

Mr. Morris, our minister resident at Constantinople, will be informed of the particulars set forth in your dispatch, and of the approval of your proceedings.

From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by Stillman, William James