minister plenipotentiary

Noun

Meaning

a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

consul plenipotentiary ambassador diplomat envoy envoy extraordinary

Hypernyms

diplomat diplomatist

Examples

PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it. Ambrose Bierce

Close letter words and terms

minister of state minister of the economy minister of the interior minister to minister without portfolio minister's house