chargé d'affaires

noun

Definition of chargé d'affairesnext
as in foreign minister

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Recent Examples of chargé d'affaires Lebanon's foreign ministry spokesperson, Denise Rahme, told The Associated Press that Iran's embassy will still have a charge d'affaires to head its diplomatic mission. — CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 Speaking in Warsaw, Sikorski confirmed that the Russian charge d'affaires was summoned to receive a formal protest note, though the diplomat refused to acknowledge the drones as Russian. — Amanda Castro shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Poland summoned the Russian charge d'affaires to demand an explanation after one such incident in December 2023. — David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025 Earlier in the day, Kuwait followed Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by ordering the Lebanese charge d'affaires Saturday to leave the emirate within two days. — The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2021 Daniel Smith to lead the US Embassy in New Delhi as the new charge d'affaires. — Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 7 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chargé d'affaires
  1. foreign minister
  2. proxy
  3. diplomat
  4. consul
Noun
  • Nepal’s foreign minister called for a global response to climate change, saying Nepal was bearing a disproportionate share of its impact.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Nepal’s foreign minister told a press conference today that the country remained on high alert for fresh flooding risks.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of foreign minister
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  • When volume becomes a proxy for performance, people learn to demonstrate activity rather than create clarity.
    — Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The binary that provides proxy functions inside many SuperBox apps opens an outgoing connection to a proxy server and keeps it open as a communication channel indefinitely.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxy
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  • The European Union’s top diplomat said Russia’s army is struggling to make progress on the front line and wants to scare off Ukraine’s Western backers with its air campaign.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The chaos persisted for hours late into Saturday as the presidential guard and other loyalist forces secured the air base and the presidency, analysts and diplomats said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of diplomat
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  • Patrolling in pairs and marked by their black patent leather tricorn hats, the Guardia Civil sometimes forced refugees back into France but more often threw them into spartan jails until the British or the American consul sent for them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Barclay, a family law attorney by trade and the consul of Jamaica in Chicago, cast himself as a supporter of development near public transit, pointing out vacant lots that abutted the train’s route.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of consul

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“Chargé d'affaires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charg%C3%A9%20d%27affaires. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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