"plenipotentiary" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃəɹ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃi.əɹ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/ [General-American], /plɛn.ɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃi.ɛɹ.i/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-plenipotentiary.ogg
Etymology: From Medieval Latin plēnipotentiārius (“having full power”), Late Latin plēnipotēns, from plēnus (“full”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|plēnipotentiārius|t=having full power}} Medieval Latin plēnipotentiārius (“having full power”), {{der|en|LL.|plēnipotēns}} Late Latin plēnipotēns, {{compound|la|plēnus|potēns|nocat=1|t1=full|t2=mighty, powerful}} plēnus (“full”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plenipotentiary (not comparable)
  1. Invested with full power. Tags: not-comparable Translations (invested with full power): упълномощен (upǎlnomošten) (Bulgarian), 全權代表 /全权代表 (cyun⁴ kyun⁴ doi⁶ biu²) (Chinese Cantonese), 全權大使 /全权大使 (cyun⁴ kyun⁴ daai⁶ si³) (Chinese Cantonese), zplnomocněný (Czech), gevolmachtigd (Dutch), plenpova (Esperanto), täysivaltainen (Finnish), plénipotentiaire (French), bevollmächtigt (German), полномо́шен (polnomóšen) [masculine] (Macedonian), ополномо́штен (opolnomóšten) [masculine] (Macedonian), pełnomocny [masculine] (Polish), plenipotenciário [masculine] (Portuguese), полномо́чный (polnomóčnyj) (Russian), уполномо́ченный (upolnomóčennyj) (Russian), повнова́жний (povnovážnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Of or relating to a plenipotentiary agent Tags: not-comparable Translations (of or relating to a plenipotentiary): пълномощен (pǎlnomošten) (Bulgarian), plenpova (Esperanto), täysivaltainen (Finnish), полномошнички (polnomošnički) [masculine] (Macedonian), pełnomocny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-plenipotentiary-en-adj-77OKLjVC Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a plenipotentiary': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plenipotent

Noun

IPA: /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃəɹ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃi.əɹ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/ [General-American], /plɛn.ɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃi.ɛɹ.i/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-plenipotentiary.ogg Forms: plenipotentiaries [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin plēnipotentiārius (“having full power”), Late Latin plēnipotēns, from plēnus (“full”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|plēnipotentiārius|t=having full power}} Medieval Latin plēnipotentiārius (“having full power”), {{der|en|LL.|plēnipotēns}} Late Latin plēnipotēns, {{compound|la|plēnus|potēns|nocat=1|t1=full|t2=mighty, powerful}} plēnus (“full”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} plenipotentiary (plural plenipotentiaries)
  1. A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. Derived forms (ambassador and): minister plenipotentiary Translations (person invested with supreme authority): упълномощен (upǎlnomošten) [masculine] (Bulgarian), пълномощен представител (pǎlnomošten predstavitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zplnomocněnec [masculine] (Czech), befuldmægtiget [common-gender] (Danish), gevolmachtigde [masculine] (Dutch), plenipotentiaris [masculine] (Dutch), plenpovulo (Esperanto), täysivaltainen edustaja (Finnish), plénipotentiaire [feminine, masculine] (French), Bevollmächtigter [masculine] (German), Generalbevollmächtigter [masculine] (German), fulltrúi sem hefur fullt umboð [masculine, representative] (Icelandic), wali (Indonesian), plenipotenziario [masculine] (Italian), plenipotenziaria [feminine] (Italian), полномо́шник (polnomóšnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), ополномо́штеник (opolnomóštenik) [masculine] (Macedonian), دستور (düstur) (Ottoman Turkish), pełnomocnik [masculine] (Polish), ambasador [masculine] (Polish), plenipotenciário [masculine] (Portuguese), plenipotențiar (Romanian), уполномо́ченный (upolnomóčennyj) [masculine] (Russian), уполномо́ченная (upolnomóčennaja) [feminine] (Russian), полномо́чный представи́тель (polnomóčnyj predstavítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), полпре́д (polpréd) [masculine] (Russian), plenipotenciario [masculine] (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

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      "roman": "upǎlnomošten",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "упълномощен"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "cyun⁴ kyun⁴ doi⁶ biu²",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "全權代表 /全权代表"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "cyun⁴ kyun⁴ daai⁶ si³",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "全權大使 /全权大使"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "zplnomocněný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "gevolmachtigd"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "plenpova"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "täysivaltainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "plénipotentiaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "bevollmächtigt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polnomóšen",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "полномо́шен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "opolnomóšten",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ополномо́штен"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pełnomocny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plenipotenciário"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polnomóčnyj",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "полномо́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upolnomóčennyj",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "уполномо́ченный"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "povnovážnyj",
      "sense": "invested with full power",
      "word": "повнова́жний"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎlnomošten",
      "sense": "of or relating to a plenipotentiary",
      "word": "пълномощен"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or relating to a plenipotentiary",
      "word": "plenpova"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a plenipotentiary",
      "word": "täysivaltainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "polnomošnički",
      "sense": "of or relating to a plenipotentiary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "полномошнички"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a plenipotentiary",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pełnomocny"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "plenipotentiary"
  ],
  "word": "plenipotentiary"
}

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