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plenipotentiary adjective /ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃəri/ /ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃieri/ (specialist) jump to other results - having full powers to take action, make decisions, etc. to represent a government, especially in a foreign country
- plenipotentiary powers
- a plenipotentiary representative
plenipotentiary noun /ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃəri/ /ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃieri/ (plural plenipotentiaries) (specialist) jump to other results - a person who has full powers to take action, make decisions, etc. to represent their government, especially in a foreign country
- He was promoted from minister plenipotentiary to full ambassador.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin plenipotentiarius, from plenus ‘full’ + potentia ‘power’.
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