chef de missionn.

Brit.

/ˌʃɛf də miːˈsjɒ̃/, U.S.

/ˌʃɛf də miˈsjɑ̃/

Inflections: Plural chefs de mission.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chef de mission.

Etymology: < French chef de mission (1832 or earlier) < chef chief n. + de de prep. + mission mission n.

1. Originally in French-speaking contexts: the head of a diplomatic mission, or the head of a representative office of an international organization.

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1855 Read & Reflect I. §124 A chef de mission is the head of an embassy, or, a representative mission.

1902 Japan Weekly Mail 13 Dec. 643/3 The entire Corps Diplomatique, from Chef de Mission to Student Interpreter, might be seen, all in full uniform.

1910 C. G. Herbermann et al. Cathol. Encyc. VIII. 78/1 Internuncio..the name given in the Roman Curia to a diplomatic agent who, though not belonging to the five highest classes of the papal diplomatic service..is, nevertheless, chief of a legation (chef de mission).

1950 Irish Times 29 June 4/2 Some hours further down this route..lies Rolle, to which Dr. Charles Benziger, the first Swiss Chef de Mission in Ireland, has retired on his estate of Beau Regard.

2014 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 28 July (Obituaries) 8 Prime Minister Mackenzie King posted Mr. Vanier to Paris as chef de mission in 1938.

2. The person in charge of a sports team or delegation, esp. a national team attending international games.

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1932 Irish Times 26 Nov. 10 The team has done quite as well at Toronto, he points out, as at either the Boston or New York Shows, and quotes two cablegrams from Colonel F. Bennett, Chef de Mission.

1976 Drum (Johannesburg) Sept. (E. Afr. ed.) 13/3 The chef-de-mission of the Kenya contingent, Mr. John Kasyoka, backed the Government's stand.

2014 Daily Tel. 28 July (Sport section) 8/5 Evidently, there is still an Australian affinity with Scottish Commonwealth courses, 28 years after the triumph in Edinburgh for Steve Moneghetti, chef de mission for the green-and-gold here.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chef de mission
释义	chef de missionn. Brit. /ˌʃɛf də miːˈsjɒ̃/, U.S. /ˌʃɛf də miˈsjɑ̃/ Inflections: Plural chefs de mission. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chef de mission. Etymology: < French chef de mission (1832 or earlier) < chef chief n. + de de prep. + mission mission n. 1. Originally in French-speaking contexts: the head of a diplomatic mission, or the head of a representative office of an international organization. ΚΠ 1855 Read & Reflect I. §124 A chef de mission is the head of an embassy, or, a representative mission. 1902 Japan Weekly Mail 13 Dec. 643/3 The entire Corps Diplomatique, from Chef de Mission to Student Interpreter, might be seen, all in full uniform. 1910 C. G. Herbermann et al. Cathol. Encyc. VIII. 78/1 Internuncio..the name given in the Roman Curia to a diplomatic agent who, though not belonging to the five highest classes of the papal diplomatic service..is, nevertheless, chief of a legation (chef de mission). 1950 Irish Times 29 June 4/2 Some hours further down this route..lies Rolle, to which Dr. Charles Benziger, the first Swiss Chef de Mission in Ireland, has retired on his estate of Beau Regard. 2014 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 28 July (Obituaries) 8 Prime Minister Mackenzie King posted Mr. Vanier to Paris as chef de mission in 1938. 2. The person in charge of a sports team or delegation, esp. a national team attending international games. ΚΠ 1932 Irish Times 26 Nov. 10 The team has done quite as well at Toronto, he points out, as at either the Boston or New York Shows, and quotes two cablegrams from Colonel F. Bennett, Chef de Mission. 1976 Drum (Johannesburg) Sept. (E. Afr. ed.) 13/3 The chef-de-mission of the Kenya contingent, Mr. John Kasyoka, backed the Government's stand. 2014 Daily Tel. 28 July (Sport section) 8/5 Evidently, there is still an Australian affinity with Scottish Commonwealth courses, 28 years after the triumph in Edinburgh for Steve Moneghetti, chef de mission for the green-and-gold here. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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