plenipotentiary
/plen-uh-puh-ten-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree/US // ˌplɛn ə pəˈtɛn ʃiˌɛr i, -ʃə ri //UK // (ˌplɛnɪpəˈtɛnʃərɪ) //
全权代表,特命全权代表,全权委托人,全权代理人
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural plen·i·po·ten·ti·ar·ies.
- : a person, especially a diplomatic agent, invested with full power or authority to transact business on behalf of another.
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : invested with full power or authority, as a diplomatic agent.
- : conferring or bestowing full power, as a commission.
- : absolute or full, as power.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nounspokesperson
Examples
There was no American plenipotentiary empowered to make any political compact with the Islanders.
A day or two after the new plenipotentiary had set out on his mission, he received a touching letter from his master.
He appears as it were the latter's unacknowledged representative ashore, a plenipotentiary without credentials.
None but the like-minded can come plenipotentiary to our court.
So far, we have alluded only to the instructions prepared before plenipotentiary departure.
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