persona grata

American  

[per-soh-nah grah-tah, per-soh-nuh grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh] / pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ, pərˈsoʊ nə ˈgrɑ tə, ˈgreɪ tə, ˈgræt ə /

noun

Latin.

personae gratae plural

1. an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which they are accredited.

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persona grata British  

/ pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈɡrɑːtə /

noun

1. an acceptable person, esp a diplomat acceptable to the government of the country to which he or she is sent

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• personae gratae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of persona grata

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

persona grata

Cavett: I was actually persona grata at the White House for a brief time.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2016

Berlin was asked if Republican Senator Frederic Moseley Sackett of Kentucky would be persona grata in his place.

From Time Magazine Archive

On my return to Malta Pope Benedict even intimated that I would be persona, grata as Minister to the Holy See.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nor is Colonel John Patrick Sullivan, another big old-line Democrat, persona grata beyond his urban district, because of his horse track, gambling and brewing connections.

From Time Magazine Archive

You were the guests to-night, I believe, of the Baron von Leibingen, who is, I understand, a persona grata with the Archduchess.

From The Master Mummer by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)