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

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Etymology

Origin of minister resident

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Example Sentences

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minister resident

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 Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt

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 Andrew Dickson White

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 Joel Tyler Headley

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 Andrew Dickson White

Adams, without giving them an inkling of his intention, sent to the Senate the name of William Vans Murray, minister resident at The Hague, to confirm as envoy extraordinary to France.

From The Conqueror by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

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