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per⋅so⋅na gra⋅ta

[per-soh-nah grah-tah; Eng. per-soh-nuh grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh]
plural per⋅so⋅nae gra⋅tae [per-soh-nahy grah-tahy; Eng. per-soh-nee grah-tee, grey-, grat-ee] . Latin.
an acceptable person, esp. a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
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persona gra·ta   (grä'tə, grāt'ə)   
adj.  Fully acceptable or welcome, especially to a foreign government: The diplomat was persona grata.

[Late Latin persōna grāta : Latin persōna, person + Latin grāta, feminine of grātus, acceptable.]
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