minister resident
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of minister resident
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Washington had a consul, charg� d'affaires or "minister resident" to the Papal States from 1797 to 1867, when, with the impending collapse of the Pope's regime, the U.S. legation was closed down.
From Time Magazine Archive
The necessity of this in the case of a minister, resident, and of course obliged to establish a house, is obvious on reflection.
From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Jefferson, Thomas
Under the traditional policy of the United States, the Indian agent was a minister resident to a "domestic dependent nation."
From The Indian Question (1874) by Walker, Francis Amasa
You are to be allowed your travelling expenses, your salary as minister resident in Portugal going on.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
About 1650, Varnar, the Dutch minister resident at the Ottoman Porte, published a treatise on coffee.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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