plenipotentiary

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: plen=i=po=ten=ti=ar=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

plenipotentiary, n. [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F. plénipotentiaire.].

 A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business.  [1913 Webster]

plenipotentiary, a. 

 Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers.  Howell.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

plenipotentiary, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. -ies) a person (esp. a diplomat) invested with the full power of independent action.
--adj.
1 having this power.
2 (of power) absolute.

Etymology

med.L plenipotentiarius f. plenus full + potentia power

DEVIL DICTIONARY

plenipotentiary

adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it.

THESAURUS

plenipotentiary

absolute, all-powerful, almighty, ambassador, ambassadorial, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, attache, career diplomat, chancellor, charge, commercial attache, consul, consul general, consular, consular agent, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatic agent, diplomatist, emissary, envoy, envoy extraordinary, foreign service officer, internuncio, legate, military attache, minister, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, ministerial, nuncio, omnipotent, resident, secretary of legation, sovereign, supreme, unlimited, vice-consul, vice-legate

ROGET THESAURUS

plenipotentiary

Consignee

N consignee, trustee, nominee, committee, agent, delegate, commissary, commissioner, emissary, envoy, commissionaire, messenger, diplomatist, diplomat, diplomate, corps diplomatique, embassy, ambassador, embassador, representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio, charge d'affaires, attache, vicegerent, plenipotentiary, functionary, placeman, curator, treasurer, factor, bailiff, clerk, secretary, attorney, advocate, solicitor, proctor, broker, underwriter, commission agent, auctioneer, one's man of business, factotum, caretaker, dalal, dubash, garnishee, gomashta, negotiator, go-between, middleman, under agent, employe, servant, referee, arbitrator, traveler, bagman, commis-voyageur, touter, commercial traveler, drummer, traveling man, newspaper correspondent, own correspondent, special correspondent.

Deputy

N deputy, substitute, vice, proxy, locum tenens, badli, delegate, representative, next friend, surrogate, secondary, regent, viceregent, vizier, minister, vicar, premier, chancellor, prefect, provost, warden, lieutenant, archon, consul, proconsul, viceroy, commissioner, Tsung-li Yamen, Wai Wu Pu, plenipotentiary, alter ego, team, eight, eleven, champion, acting, vice, vice regal, accredited to, in behalf of.