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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Plenipotentiary

/(plĕn"ĭ*pō̇*tĕn"shĭ*ā̇*ry̆)/ · Plen·i·po·ten·ti·a·ry · IPA /plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/
01 n. A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negot…
pl. Plenipotentiaries ((#))
  1. 1.
    A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other business.
02 a. Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers.
  1. 1.
    Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers.