Definition of Minister plenipotentiary

1. Noun. A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador.

Exact synonyms: Envoy, Envoy Extraordinary
Generic synonyms: Diplomat, Diplomatist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Minister Plenipotentiary

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minister of finance
minister plenipotentiary (current term)
minister without portfolio
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Literary usage of Minister plenipotentiary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"In view of the fact that the office of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Turkey never had existed and never had been filled by any person ..."

2. The Hague Conventions and Declarations of 1899 and 1907: Accompanied by by James Brown Scott (1918)
"Spain: His Excellency Jose de la Rica y Calvo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague. France: His Excellency Marcellin Pellet, ..."

3. The Addresses and Messages of the Presidents of the United States, Inaugural by United States President (1846)
"Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, December 16, 1817. John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, envoy extraordinary ..."

4. The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year edited by Jared Sparks, Johann Schobert, Francis Bowen, George Partridge Sanger (1833)
"James Barbour, Envoy Extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, 23 May, 1828. ... Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, of South Carolina, minister plenipotentiary ..."

5. The Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conferences: Translation of the Original by James Brown Scott (1920)
"E. BILLE, Envoy Extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at London, first delegate ... The Baron D'ESTOURNELLES DE CONSTANT, minister plenipotentiary, ..."

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