as in ambassador
technical
a person (such as a diplomat) who has complete power to do business for a government
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of plenipotentiary
All empires have, like the Roman Empire, been… The American System and the World Organization
On the day our plenipotentiaries exchange their full powers, an immortal date will be inscribed in American diplomatic history.
—
Ezequiel Padilla, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
These succeeded to the extent that a meeting was brought about in 1880 between plenipotentiaries of the three belligerents and the American Ministers accredited to those countries on board an American naval vessel in the harbor of Arica.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
The hope of students of Latin-American affairs that the present protocol marks the termination of this bitter controversy may be somewhat tempered by the realization that this is not the first time that a protocol of adjustment has been signed by plenipotentiaries.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Walpole’s most frequent correspondent was Horace Mann, the British plenipotentiary in Florence, Italy.
—Catherine Ostler, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022
Then came Bob, the king of Thailand’s valet plenipotentiary.
—Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
Morris was eventually the United States’ plenipotentiary to France and spent years afterward touring Europe and having affairs there.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 4 June 2019
Ezequiel Padilla, Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
These succeeded to the extent that a meeting was brought about in 1880 between plenipotentiaries of the three belligerents and the American Ministers accredited to those countries on board an American naval vessel in the harbor of Arica.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
The hope of students of Latin-American affairs that the present protocol marks the termination of this bitter controversy may be somewhat tempered by the realization that this is not the first time that a protocol of adjustment has been signed by plenipotentiaries.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Walpole’s most frequent correspondent was Horace Mann, the British plenipotentiary in Florence, Italy.
—Catherine Ostler, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022
Then came Bob, the king of Thailand’s valet plenipotentiary.
—Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
Morris was eventually the United States’ plenipotentiary to France and spent years afterward touring Europe and having affairs there.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 4 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plenipotentiary
Noun
-
Nonetheless, the singer shows up in a stylish fit, dressed in an oversized jacket and a Chanel beanie—fitting given that the K-Pop sensation is a longtime Chanel ambassador and the newest face of the Chanel 25 handbag.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
-
Past youth winners like Ashleigh Scully and Zander Galli have grown into articulate ambassadors for wildlife and the environment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Kishore Mahbubani, a prominent former Singapore diplomat, said both the U.S. and China know there will be no winners in a conflict between the two giants.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
-
Deportation flights to Venezuela will resume, a senior U.S. diplomat said, despite the Trump Administration's recent revocation of Chevron's permit to pump and sell oil from the South American country.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
On Friday, the Trump administration sent an emissary to Venezuela to meet directly with Maduro, and return home with six American hostages.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
-
That was the year when Fred Popenoe, proprietor of the West India Gardens nursery in Altadena, sent an emissary to Mexico with the task of bringing back budwood cuttings for the purpose of grafting them onto avocado seedlings, with the hope that some would become commercially successful varieties.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries.—
Crawford Gribben,
WSJ,
29 Apr. 2022
-
The Franciscan Plano Carpini, who traveled the empire as papal legate in 1246, described a draconian tax collector demanding one in three boys from every Russian family, as well as unmarried women.—
Colin Thubron,
The New York Review of Books,
6 July 2021
Noun
-
Putin raised questions regarding a 30-day ceasefire during a press briefing in Moscow on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff landed in the city to discuss the proposal.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
-
His decision to don full combat gear comes as President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff is traveling to Moscow this week to lay out a ceasefire proposal to the Kremlin, and discuss the terms of a peace deal.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
At its conclusion, the foreign ministers issued a joint statement expressing their vision on several important matters, including Ukraine, the Middle East, Asia and the Indo-Pacific, Haiti, and Venezuela, among others.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Mar. 2025
-
Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali reached out to the State Department, and foreign ministers from the 15-member Caribbean Community regional trade bloc known as Caricom recently met with U.S. Special Envoy for Latin America Mauricio Claver-Carone in Washington.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
If the owner decides to fire the attorney for having met their ethical obligation to raise such concerns, the attorney is equally bound to keep the reasons for their termination confidential (except in certain exceptional circumstances).—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
-
Immigration agents detained Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown and has a visa, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, his attorney has said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Plenipotentiary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plenipotentiary. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share