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plenipotentiary

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) plenipotentiary (adjective)
  2. 2) plenipotentiary (noun)
  3. minister plenipotentiary (noun)

1plen·i·po·ten·tia·ry

adj
\ˌple-nə-pə-ˈten(t)-sh(ə-)rē, -shē-ˌer-ē\

Definition of PLENIPOTENTIARY

1
: invested with full power
2
: of or relating to a plenipotentiary

Origin of PLENIPOTENTIARY

Medieval Latin plenipotentiarius, adjective & noun, from Late Latin plenipotent-, plenipotens
First Known Use: circa 1645

Other Government and Politics Terms

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

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