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persona grata

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persona gra·ta  (grät, grt)
adj.
Fully acceptable or welcome, especially to a foreign government: The diplomat was persona grata.

[Late Latin persna grta : Latin persna, person + Latin grta, feminine of grtus, acceptable.]

persona grata Latin [pɜːˈsəʊnə ˈgrɑːtə]
n pl personae gratae [pɜːˈsəʊniː ˈgrɑːtiː]
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an acceptable person, esp a diplomat acceptable to the government of the country to which he or she is sent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.persona grata - a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent
diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations


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His manners and his speech were alike reserved, his air of breeding was apparent, but he had not the natural ease or charm which was making Granet, even in those few minutes, persona grata with Geraldine's mother and a little circle of newly-arrived guests.
 
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