plenipotentiary
adj.
authorized, qualified; has full authority, has power of attorney
n.
ambassador, diplomat; official representative; delegate, messenger
Plenipotentiary
plenipotentiary
Noun
1. a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
(hypernym) diplomat, diplomatist
Plenipotentiary
(n.)
A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business.
(a.)
Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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plenipotentiary
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, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatic agent, diplomatist, emissary, envoy, envoy extraordinary, foreign service officer, internuncio, legate, military attache, minister, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, ministerial, nuncio, omnipotent, resident, secretary of legation, sovereign, supreme, unlimited, vice-consul, vice-legate
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