Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for chargé d'affaires
chargé d'affaires
[ shahr-zhey duh-fair, shahr-zhey; French shar-zhey da-fer ]
noun
, Government.
, plural char·gés d'af·faires [shahr-, zheyz, d, uh, -, fair, shahr, -zheyz, sh, a, r, -zhey d, a, -, fer].
- Also called chargé d'affaires ad interim. an official placed in charge of diplomatic business during the temporary absence of the ambassador or minister.
- an envoy to a state to which a diplomat of higher grade is not sent.
chargé d'affaires
/ ˈʃɑːʒeɪ dæˈfɛə; ʃarʒe dafɛr /
noun
- the temporary head of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador or minister
- the head of a diplomatic mission of the lowest level
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of chargé d'affaires1
1760–70; < French: literally, one in charge of things
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of chargé d'affaires1
C18: from French: (one) charged with affairs
Discover More
Example Sentences
I communicate in like manner a letter from the British charge d'affaires to the Secretary of State, with the answer of the latter.
From Project Gutenberg
A charge d'affaires has been received from the independent Government of Brazil.
From Project Gutenberg
My first visit was paid to Count Marulli, the Florentine charge d'affaires.
From Project Gutenberg
On the 19th of June he received the accredited charge d'affaires of the Republic of Colombia.
From Project Gutenberg
From the hour of my arrival I am haunted by this one image—the Charge d'Affaires.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse