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Noun: minister plenipotentiary (ministers plenipotentiary)
  1. A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
    "The minister plenipotentiary extraordinary was sent to negotiate trade agreements with the neighbouring country";
    - envoy, envoy extraordinary

Derived forms: ministers plenipotentiary

Type of: diplomat, diplomatist

Encyclopedia: Minister plenipotentiary