chargé d'affaires
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chargé d'affaires (literally “[one] charged with matters”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʃɑrˈʒeɪ dəˈfɛɹ/
Noun
chargé d'affaires (plural chargés d'affaires)
- A diplomat, ranking below an ambassador, who heads a diplomatic mission when no ambassador is present, either temporarily (in the interim between the departure of one ambassador and the accreditation of another) or for an extended time.
Related terms
- chargée d'affaires (if the diplomat is female)
Translations
diplomat
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French
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