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chargé d'affaires

US/ʃɑrˌʒeɪdəˈfɛɹ/

chargé d'affaires 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.

Noun

chargé d'affaires (plural chargés d'affaires)

  1. 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.

chargé d'affaires meaning in Persian

chargé d'affaires in Persian

diplomat
شارژدافر šâržedâfer, کاردار kârdâr

Forms of chargé d'affaires

pluralchargés d'affaires
alternative formcharge d'affaires

Origin of chargé d'affaires

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

Questions about chargé d'affaires

What does chargé d'affaires mean?
Chargé d'affaires means 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.
What is chargé d'affaires in Persian?
Chargé d'affaires in Persian is شارژدافر (šâržedâfer), کاردار (kârdâr). See Chargé d'affaires meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is chargé d'affaires?
Chargé d'affaires is a noun.
How do you pronounce chargé d'affaires?
Chargé d'affaires is pronounced /ʃɑrˌʒeɪdəˈfɛɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of chargé d'affaires?
The plural of chargé d'affaires is chargés d'affaires.

Words near chargé d'affaires in the dictionary

  1. chargrills
  2. chargrin
  3. chargul
  4. charguls
  5. chargé
  6. chargé d'affaires
  7. chargés
  8. chargés d'affaires
  9. Chari
  10. charickter
  11. charickters

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