chargé d'affaires
A diplomat, ranking below an ambassador, who heads a diplomatic mission when no…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Geschäftsträger, Geschäftsträgerin
пове́ренный в дела́хpovérennyj v deláx, пове́ренная в дела́хpovérennaja v deláx
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French chargé d'affaires (literally “[one] charged with matters”)Unadapted borrowing from French chargé d'affaires (literally “[one] charged with matters”).
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