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charge d'affaires

charge d'affaires is the alternative spelling of chargé d'affaires.

Meaning of chargé d'affaires

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.

Forms of charge d'affaires

pluralcharges d'affaires

Questions about charge d'affaires

What is charge d'affaires the alternative spelling of?
Charge d'affaires is the alternative spelling of chargé d'affaires.

Words near charge d'affaires in the dictionary

  1. CHARGE association
  2. charge card
  3. charge cards
  4. charge carrier
  5. charge carriers
  6. charge d'affaires
  7. charge densities
  8. charge density
  9. charge description master
  10. charge description masters
  11. charge down

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