minister plenipotentiary
noun
plural ministers plenipotentiary
: a diplomatic agent ranking below an ambassador but possessing full power and authority
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In 1893, President Grover Cleveland chose him to be the U.S. minister plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire.
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David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2024
Nigeria's Ministry of Aviation did not respond to a request for comment but Godfrey Odudigbo, minister plenipotentiary at the Nigerian embassy in Addis Ababa, said that negotiations over Arik could be concluded by the end of the year.
—Kieron Monks, CNN, 31 Aug. 2017
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David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2024
Nigeria's Ministry of Aviation did not respond to a request for comment but Godfrey Odudigbo, minister plenipotentiary at the Nigerian embassy in Addis Ababa, said that negotiations over Arik could be concluded by the end of the year.
—Kieron Monks, CNN, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Minister plenipotentiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minister%20plenipotentiary. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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