plenipon.
/ˈplɛnᵻpəʊ/, U.S. /ˈplɛnəˌpoʊ/ colloquial. Now rare.
A plenipotentiary.
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society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > having full authority
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > with full power
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1691 J. Dryden Let. Sir G. Etherege in Hist. Adolphus 76 And both to Wives and Husband show The vigour of a Plenipo.
1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 36. 230 His Envoys and Plenipoes come over publickly.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. ii. 237 You would make a fine Plenipo to negotiate with the French. View more context for this quotation
1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI xcv. 48 Without the aid of Prince or Plenipo.
1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table xi. 313 I would, perhaps, be Plenipo,—But only near St. James.
1986 T. Mo Insular Possession xxxvii. 451 Wheeldon's eyes keep flickering to the stand of muskets, only to hear the Plenipo gently say [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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