chargé d'affaires

char·gé d'af·faires

C0248800 (shär-zhā′ də-fâr′, dä-)n. pl. char·gés d'affaires (-zhā′, -zhāz′) 1. A diplomat who temporarily substitutes for an absent ambassador or minister.2. A diplomat of the lowest rank, accredited by one government to the minister of foreign affairs of another.

[French : chargé, charged, in charge + de, with, of + affaires, affairs.]

chargé d'affaires

(ˈʃɑːʒeɪ dæˈfɛə; French ʃarʒe dafɛr) n, pl chargés d'affaires (ˈʃɑːʒeɪ; -ʒeɪz; French ʃarʒe) 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the temporary head of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador or minister2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the head of a diplomatic mission of the lowest level[C18: from French: (one) charged with affairs]

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1.charge d'affaires - the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassadordiplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations

chargé d'affaires

chargé d'affaires:

see diplomatic servicediplomatic service,
organized body of agents maintained by governments to communicate with one another. Origins

Until the 15th cent. any formal communication or negotiation among nations was conducted either by means of ambassadors specially appointed for a
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