chargé d'affaires

US/ʃɑrˌʒeɪdəˈfɛɹ/

noun

A diplomat, ranking below an ambassador, who heads a diplomatic mission when no ambassador is present, either temporarily (in the interim between the departure of one ambassador and the accreditation of another) or for an extended time.

OriginFrench chargé d'affaires →
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Meanings

nounchargé d'affaires (plural chargés d'affaires)

plural chargés d'affaires · alternative charge d'affaires

  1. diplomacyA diplomat, ranking below an ambassador, who heads a diplomatic mission when no ambassador is present, either temporarily (in the interim between the departure of one ambassador and the accreditation of another) or for an extended time.

Origin

  1. Frenchchargé d'affaires
  2. Englishchargé d'affaires

Unadapted borrowing from French chargé d'affaires (literally “[one] charged with matters”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 代辦 /代办
  • 代辦 /代办 (dàibàn)diplomat
Czech chargé d'affaires
  • chargé d'affairesdiplomat
Esperanto aferŝarĝito
  • aferŝarĝitodiplomat
Finnish asiainhoitaja
  • asiainhoitajadiplomat
French chargé d'affaires, chargée d'affaires
  • chargé d'affairesdiplomat
  • chargée d'affairesdiplomat
German Geschäftsträger, Geschäftsträgerin
  • Geschäftsträgerdiplomat
  • Geschäftsträgerindiplomat
Italian incaricato d'affari
  • incaricato d'affaridiplomat
Japanese 代理大使, 代理公使
  • 代理大使 (dairi taishi)diplomat
  • 代理公使 (dairi kōshi)diplomat
Korean 대리대사, 대리공사
  • 대리대사 (daeridaesa)diplomat
  • 대리공사 (daerigongsa)diplomat
Persian شارژدافر, کاردار
  • شارژدافر (šâržedâfer)diplomat
  • کاردار (kârdâr)diplomat
Polish chargé d'affaires
  • chargé d'affairesdiplomat
Portuguese encarregado de negócios
  • encarregado de negóciosdiplomat
Romanian însărcinat cu afaceri
  • însărcinat cu afaceridiplomat
Russian пове́ренный в дела́х, пове́ренная в дела́х
  • пове́ренный в дела́х (povérennyj v deláx)diplomat
  • пове́ренная в дела́х (povérennaja v deláx)diplomat
Spanish encargado de negocios
  • encargado de negociosdiplomat
Swedish chargé-d'affaires
  • chargé-d'affairesdiplomat
Turkish maslahatgüzar
  • maslahatgüzardiplomat
Cite this entry
APA

chargé d'affaires. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charg%C3%A9%20d'affaires

MLA

“chargé d'affaires.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charg%C3%A9%20d'affaires. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chargé d'affaires,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charg%C3%A9%20d'affaires.

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