chargé d'affaires

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.

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[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

[C18: from French: (one) charged with affairs]

Thesaurus

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

Translations

chargé d'affaires

[ˈʃɑːʒeɪdæˈfɛəʳ] (chargés d'affaires (pl)) N → encargado m de negocios

chargé d'affaires

[ˈʃɑː^rʒeɪdæˈfɛə^r] n

(= temporary head of mission) → chargé m d'affaires

(= head of minor mission) → chargé m d'affairescharge nurse n (British) → infirmier/ière m/f en chef

chargé d'affaires

[ˈʃɑːʒeɪdæˈfɛəʳ] n → incaricato d'affari