chargé d'affairesnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌʃɑː.ʒeɪ dæfˈeər/us/ˌʃɑːr.ʒeɪ dæfˈer/plural chargés d'affaires uk/ˌʃɑː.ʒeɪ dæfˈeər/us/ˌʃɑːr.ʒeɪ dæfˈer/a person who represents the leader of his or her government, either temporarily while the ambassador is away, or permanently in a country where there is no ambassador:
the Belgian chargé d'affaires/the chargé d'affaires for Belgium
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International relations: diplomacy & mediation
- ambassador
- ambassadorial
- appease
- attaché
- bargaining chip
- diplomatic
- diplomatic bag
- diplomatic corps
- diplomatic immunity
- diplomatic relations
- intercede
- intercession
- internationalism
- interventionist
- legation
- liaison
- mediate
- middleman
- minister
- Pax
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