plenipotentiaries
- plural of plenipotentiary.
Example Sentences
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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
They were appointed as "plenipotentiaries" and yet were instructed not take any final decisions without their cabinet's permission.
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
He concluded that he was now ready to discuss with the German and Allied plenipotentiaries at Geneva what should be done, after all, about evacuating the Rhineland.
From Time Magazine Archive
The French plenipotentiaries at the Hague had already assented to their master engaging himself not to favour directly or indirectly "the enemies of the Prince of Orange, acknowledged King of England."
From William the Third by Traill, H. D. (Henry Duff)
