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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plenipotentiary  \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\,  n.;  pl 
  {Plenipotentiaries}.  [LL.  plenipotentiarius:  cf  F. 
  pl['e]nipotentiaire.] 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plenipotentiary  \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\,  a. 
  Containing  or  conferring  full  power;  invested  with  full 
  power;  as  plenipotentiary  license;  plenipotentiary 
  ministers.  --Howell. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  plenipotentiary 
  n  :  a  diplomat  who  is  fully  authorized  to  represent  his  or  her 
  government 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  PLENIPOTENTIARY,  adj  Having  full  power.  A  Minister  Plenipotentiary 
  is  a  diplomatist  possessing  absolute  authority  on  condition  that  he 
  never  exert  it




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