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MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does minister plenipotentiary mean?
• MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY (noun)
The noun MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY has 1 sense:
1. a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
Familiarity information: MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
envoy; envoy extraordinary; minister plenipotentiary
Hypernyms ("minister plenipotentiary" is a kind of...):
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
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