English Explanatory Dictionary

chargé d'affaires

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

Pronunciation

/ʃɑrˌʒeɪdəˈfɛɹ/

Word forms

chargé d'affaires chargés d'affaires charge d'affaires

Etymology

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

Related words

chargée d'affaires

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