plenipotentiary

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plen·i·po·ten·tia·ry /ˌplenəpəˈtenʃəri $ -ʃieri/ noun (plural plenipotentiaries) [countable] formal or technical  PGOsomeone who has full power to take action or make decisions, especially as a representative of their government in a foreign country 〔尤指在外国代表本国政府的〕全权大使，全权代表 —plenipotentiary adjective

Examples from the Corpus

plenipotentiary• Are they delegates, representatives or plenipotentiaries, for instance?• At both guberniia and central levels the Soviet government established a liaison system between their own plenipotentiaries and all foreign relief organizations.• And what have the Portland Place plenipotentiaries to say about it?• There were plenipotentiaries in court uniforms so decked with gold that their coats seemed like sheets of light.Origin plenipotentiary (1600-1700) Medieval Latin plenipotentiarius, from Latin plenus ( → PLENTY3) + potens “powerful”

plen·i·po·ten·tia·ry nounChineseSyllable  

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plenipotentiary
plen‧i‧po‧ten‧tia‧ry /ˌplenəpəˈtenʃəri, ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃəri $ -ʃieri/ noun (plural plenipotentiaries) [countable] formal technicalsomeone who has full power to take action or make decisions, especially as a representative of their government in a foreign country
—plenipotentiary adjective

pleni·po·ten·tiaryBrE /ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃəri/ 🔊, also /ˌplenɪpəˈtenʃieri/ 🔊 noun (

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pleni·po·ten·tiaries) (specialist) a person who has full powers to take action, make decisions, etc. on behalf of their government, especially in a foreign country （尤指在国外代表政府的）全权代表；全权大使▸ pleni·po·ten·tiary adjective◆plenipotentiary powers全权