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

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

Naturally he is persona grata at Buckingham-on-Thames and in other conservative and princely household.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since Sir Charles Wood won the enduring gratitude of the Indian reigning houses by relieving them of the exploitation of early British misrule, his grandson is automatically persona grata at Delhi.

From Time Magazine Archive

She could hardly, however, be said to be a persona grata with her pastors and masters.

From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward