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chargé d'affaires

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char·gé d'af·faires  (shär-zh d-fâr, dä-)
n. pl. char·gés d'affaires (-zh, -zhz)
1. A diplomat who temporarily substitutes for an absent ambassador or minister.
2. A diplomat of the lowest rank, accredited by one government to the minister of foreign affairs of another.

[French : chargé, charged, in charge + de, with, of + affaires, affairs.]

chargé d'affaires [ˈʃɑːʒeɪ dæˈfɛə (French) ʃarʒe dafɛr]
n pl chargés d'affaires [ˈʃɑːʒeɪ -ʒeɪz (French) ʃarʒe]
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the temporary head of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador or minister
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the head of a diplomatic mission of the lowest level
[from French: (one) charged with affairs]
Translations
chargé d'affaires [ˈʃɑːʒeɪdæˈfɛəʳ] (chargés d'affaires (pl)) Nencargado m de negocios
chargé d'affaires [ˈʃɑːrʒeɪdæˈfɛər] n
(= temporary head of mission) → chargé m d'affaires
(= head of minor mission) → chargé m d'affaires
charge nurse n (British)infirmier/ière m/f en chef
chargé d'affaires [ˈʃɑːʒeɪdæˈfɛəʳ] nincaricato d'affari
chargé d'affaires [ˈʃɑːʒeɪdæˈfɛəʳ] nincaricato d'affari


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