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persona non grata


per·so·na non gra·ta

adj
\pər-ˈsō-nə-ˌnän-ˈgra-tə, -ˈgrä-\

Definition of PERSONA NON GRATA

: personally unacceptable or unwelcome

Origin of PERSONA NON GRATA

New Latin, unacceptable person
First Known Use: 1904

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with PERSONA NON GRATA

res adjudicata

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