plenipotentiary
noun
a person, especially a diplomatic agent, invested with full power or authority to transact business on behalf of another.
plenipotentiaries
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pluralof plenipotentiary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They were appointed as "plenipotentiaries" and yet were instructed not take any final decisions without their cabinet's permission.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
In his biography, Will to Power, Ronan Fanning accused de Valera of failing to explain his strategy properly to the plenipotentiaries before the talks began.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021
The US President, Woodrow Wilson, briefly raised the question of women’s political representation with his fellow plenipotentiaries, but few wished to see women’s rights recognized as a legitimate matter for international agreement.
From Time ● Apr. 2, 2015
Protocol demanded that all of the 102 plenipotentiaries be introduced.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus certain plenipotentiaries complained of their accommodations, saying that the houses assigned to them, though high and handsome externally, were in fact rat holes.
From Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions by Arthur Mac Donald
