minister resident
noun
a diplomatic agent serving in a minor country and ranking next below an ambassador.
ministers resident
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pluralof minister resident.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When once appointed I would have them advanced, for distinguished service, from the less to the more important capitals, and, so far as possible, from the ranks of ministers resident to those of ministers plenipotentiary.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by Andrew Dickson White
No. of ministers resident in villages containing from 51 to 200 inhabitants.
From Six Thousand Country Churches by Charles Otis Gill
The marriage and assumption of governing power by the Emperor Kwangsu brought to the front the very important question of the right of audience by the foreign ministers resident at Pekin.
From China by Demetrius Charles Boulger
No. of ministers resident in villages containing from 201 to 500 inhabitants.
From Six Thousand Country Churches by Charles Otis Gill
No. of ministers resident in villages of more than 500 inhabitants.
From Six Thousand Country Churches by Charles Otis Gill
