chargé d'affaires
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[edit] Etymology
From French; literally "[one] charged with matters".
[edit] 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.
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[edit] Related terms
- chargée d'affaires (if the diplomat is female)
