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PLENIPOTENTIARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plenipotentiary mean?
• PLENIPOTENTIARY (noun)
The noun PLENIPOTENTIARY has 1 sense:
1. a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
Familiarity information: PLENIPOTENTIARY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("plenipotentiary" is a kind of...):
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
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