Complete Definition of "plenipotentiary"

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English
Etymology
Mediæval Latin plenipotentiarius, from Latin plenus �full� + potentia �power�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /pl�nɪp�'t�n��ri/

Noun
plenipotentiary

  1. A person invested with full power, especially as the agent or ambassador of a sovereign

#:*1985: Two of them are hanging up there on Golgotha, and that ought to be enough to show the authority of Rome�s ah plenipotentiary. � Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

Adjective
plenipotentiary

  1. invested with full power
  2. of, or related to a plenipotentiary

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