plenipotentiary
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plenipotentiary
- /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃəɹ.i/ UK
- /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃi.əɹ.i/ UK
- /ˌplɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/ US
- /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃiˌɛɹ.i/ US
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From Medieval Latin plēnipotentiārius (“having full power”), Late Latin plēnipotēns, from plēnus (“full”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”).
noun plenipotentiaries
- A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. None but the like-minded can come plenipotentiary to our court.
adjective
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Invested with full power.
Near-synonyms: omnicompetent; omnipotent, almighty, all-powerful
Similar: plenipotent, plenipotential, omnicompetent, omnipotent, almighty, all-powerful
- Of or relating to a plenipotentiary agent
Similar: plenipotent
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noun person invested with supreme authority
| Español | plenipotenciario |
|---|---|
| Português | plenipotenciário |
| Français | plénipotentiaire |
| Deutsch | Bevollmächtigter, Generalbevollmächtigter |
| Italiano | plenipotenziario, plenipotenziaria |
| Română | plenipotențiar |
| Русский | уполномо́ченный upolnomóčennyj, уполномо́ченная upolnomóčennaja, полномо́чный представи́тель polnomóčnyj predstavítelʹ, полпре́д polpréd |
adj invested with full power
| Português | plenipotenciário |
|---|---|
| Français | plénipotentiaire |
| Deutsch | bevollmächtigt |
| Русский | полномо́чный polnomóčnyj, уполномо́ченный upolnomóčennyj |
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title = {plenipotentiary},
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