minister resident

noun

, plural ministers resident.

1. a diplomatic agent serving in a minor country and ranking next below an ambassador.

Word History and Origins

Origin of minister resident¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

The act reads: Whenever the President shall be advised that any foreign government is represented, or is about to be represented, in the United States by an ambassador, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, special envoy, or charg� d'affaires, he is authorized, in his discretion, to direct that the representative of the United States to such government shall bear the same designation.

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The proxenus is generally compared to the modern consul or minister resident.

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The government is practically administered by a Minister Resident and two Secretaries.

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I visited the mosques of Stamboul with the minister resident of the United States, and the American consul-general.

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After the captain had cast anchor a little outside the pier of St. Anna, on August 8, 1663, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, he was sent on shore with letters by Peter Dreyer, who was commissioned by Petcon, at that time the minister resident in England, of his Majesty the King of Denmark, to take charge of me.

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