plenipotentiaries

noun

plural of plenipotentiary
as in diplomatists
technical a person (such as a diplomat) who has complete power to do business for a government

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  1. ambassadors
  2. diplomats
  3. emissaries
  4. envoys
  5. delegates
  6. assignees
  7. representatives
Noun
  • Ahead of the visit, agency officials have met with ambassadors and ministers from the region.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • The two nations recalled their ambassadors and closed their airspace in April 2025 after the drone shooting, with Algeria accusing Mali of repeatedly violating its airspace.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of ambassadors
Noun
  • The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • In May of last year, Leo said the dignity of migrants must be respected, speaking to world diplomats and invoking his own immigrant background.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 4 July 2026
Definition of diplomats
Noun
  • The president’s top-two emissaries also happen to be the highest-profile potential candidates to succeed him.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • In 2021, Biden emissaries turned to the Roman Catholic Church for help, former Biden-era officials told USA TODAY.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Definition of emissaries
Noun
  • The talks come after the Qatari prime minister met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Tuesday to discuss ongoing US-Iran talks and regional developments.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • The envoys won’t be having direct negotiations with Iranian diplomats while in Qatar’s capital, Doha, said Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of envoys
Noun
  • Foreign delegates attend On Friday, a number of official foreign delegations and religious leaders attended a ceremony as Khamenei lay in state.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • In Philadelphia, fireworks began to crack as early as midday near the site where the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of delegates
Noun
  • Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.
    — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of assignees
Noun
  • Before the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, Lineage representatives lobbied City Hall over the rooftop solar array.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Volkswagen's labor representatives were said to have blocked a restructuring of the company at Thursday's meeting, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed sources.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of representatives
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