plenipotentiary

  • 11plenipotentiary — noun (C) formal or technical someone who has full power to take action or make decisions, especially as a representative of their government in a foreign country plenipotentiary adjective: plenipotentiary powers …

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  • 12plenipotentiary — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin plenipotentiarius, adjective & noun, from Late Latin plenipotent , plenipotens Date: circa 1645 1. invested with full power 2. of or relating to a plenipotentiary II. noun (plural ries) Date: circa 1656 a… …

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  • 13plenipotentiary — Synonyms and related words: absolute, all powerful, almighty, ambassador, ambassadorial, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, attache, career diplomat, chancellor, charge, commercial attache, consul, consul general, consular, consular agent,… …

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  • 14plenipotentiary — plen|i|po|ten|tia|ry [ˌplenıpəˈtenʃəri US ʃieri] n plural plenipotentiaries formal or technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: plenipotentiarius, from Latin plenus ( PLENTY3) + potens powerful ] someone who has full power to take… …

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  • 15Plenipotentiary — see plenipotentiary …

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  • 16plenipotentiary — /plen euh peuh ten shee er ee, sheuh ree/, n., pl. plenipotentiaries, adj. n. 1. a person, esp. a diplomatic agent, invested with full power or authority to transact business on behalf of another. adj. 2. invested with full power or authority, as …

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  • 17plenipotentiary — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. diplomat, spokesman, emissary; see agent 1 …

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  • 18plenipotentiary — plen|i|po|ten|ti|ar|y [ ,plenıpə tenʃi,eri ] noun count FORMAL a representative of a government in a foreign country who has been given complete authority to make decisions ╾ plen|i|po|ten|ti|ar|y adjective …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19plenipotentiary — n. ambassador, diplomat; official representative; delegate, messengerplen·i·po·ten·ti·ar·y || ‚plenɪpəʊ tenʃəɪrɪ / ʃərɪ adj. authorized, qualified; has full authority, has power of attorneyplen·i·po·ten·ti·ar·y ||… …

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  • 20plenipotentiary — [ˌplɛnɪpə tɛnʃ(ə)ri] noun (plural plenipotentiaries) a person, especially a diplomat, who is invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government. adjective having full power to take independent action. ↘(of power)… …

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