chargé d'affaires

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chargé d’affaires (literally [one] charged with matters).

Pronunciation

Noun

chargé d'affaires (plural chargés d'affaires)

  1. (diplomacy) 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.
  • chargée d'affaires (if the diplomat is female)

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.ʒe d‿a.fɛʁ/

Noun

chargé d’affaires m (plural chargés d’affaires)

  1. chargé d'affaires

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chargé d’affaires (literally [one] charged with matters).

Noun

chargé d'affaires (plural chargé-chargé d'affaires)

  1. (diplomacy) chargé 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.
    Synonym: kuasa usaha

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chargé d’affaires.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂarˈʐɛ daˈfɛr/
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Noun

chargé d'affaires m pers (indeclinable)

  1. (diplomacy, politics) chargé d'affaires (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)

Further reading

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