plenipotentiary

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃəɹ.i/, /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃi.əɹ.i/
• (GA) IPA: /plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/, /plɛn.ɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃi.ɛɹ.i/

Noun

plenipotentiary (plural plenipotentiaries)

1. A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. [from c. 1645]
   • 1937, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and Others', Overlook, Woodstock: 2002, p 232.

     Meeting him in the street and ignoring the foul bowler hat he wore on his walks abroad, you would have put him down as a Bishop in mufti or, at the least, a plenipotentiary at one of the better courts.

Translations

• French: plénipotentiaire
• German: Bevollmächtigter
• Portuguese: plenipotenciário
• Russian: уполномо́ченный
• Spanish: plenipotenciario

Adjective

plenipotentiary (not comparable)

1. Invested with full power.
2. Of or relating to a plenipotentiary agent

Synonyms

• plenipotent

Translations

• French: plénipotentiaire
• German: bevollmächtigt
• Portuguese: plenipotenciário
• Russian: полномо́чный

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