minister plenipotentiary

noun

1. plenipotentiary.

minister plenipotentiary

noun

1. See envoy 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of minister plenipotentiary¹

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

My confidence in our minister plenipotentiary in London continues undiminished.

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The ambassador was accompanied by the minister plenipotentiary, and followed by his page and interpreter.

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Copies of all the papers, relative to the supplies, are in the hands of the Minister Plenipotentiary.

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From 1805 until 1808 he was the minister plenipotentiary of the United States in Spain.

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So now they all went over that document, signed by none less than Pakenham himself, minister plenipotentiary for Great Britain.

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