Synonyms for plenipotentiary


Grammar : Noun
Spell : plen-uh-puh-ten-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˌplɛn ə pəˈtɛn ʃiˌɛr i, -ʃə ri


Définition of plenipotentiary

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French plénipotentiaire and directly from Medieval Latin plenipotentiarius "having full power," from Late Latin plenipotens, from Latin plenus "full" (see plenary) + potentem "powerful" (see potent). As a noun from 1650s.
  • noun spokesperson
Example sentences :
  • Thomas Jefferson came over to Paris as plenipotentiary in his stead.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Paul Elmer More
  • "Bismarck is my tool, my plenipotentiary," he declared to his friends.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • And my uncle was there in his official capacity as a a plenipotentiary.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • He was the plenipotentiary of a powerful religious order—no matter.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • As a plenipotentiary extraordinary I admit I'm a teetotal failure.
  • Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • The archduke, however, was very indulgent to his plenipotentiary.
  • Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
  • He was a plenipotentiary on the occasion of the second Treaty of Paris in 1815.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 » by Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
  • A British plenipotentiary 'advised' the re-established Tewfik.
  • Extract from : « The River War » by Winston S. Churchill
  • The Sheikhs word must not be broken, concluded the plenipotentiary.
  • Extract from : « The Cradle of Mankind » by W.A. Wigram
  • He felt as proud of his commission as if Her Majesty had made him a plenipotentiary.
  • Extract from : « Rogues and Vagabonds » by George R. Sims

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