chargé d'affaires
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char·gé d'af·faires
(shär-zhā′ də-fâr′, dä-)n. pl. char·gés d'affaires (-zhā′, -zhāz′)
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.]
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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
[C18: from French: (one) charged with affairs]
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| Noun | 1. | charge d'affaires - the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations |
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