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MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY

\mˈɪnɪstə plˌɛnɪpətˈɛnʃjəɹɪ], \mˈɪnɪstə plˌɛnɪpətˈɛnʃjəɹɪ], \m_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_s_t_ə p_l_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_p_ə_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_j_ə_ɹ_ɪ]\

Definitions of MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY

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1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

the term applied to the diplomatic envoy who has full power to carry out the functions and is only second in authority to the ambassador.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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