chargés d'affaires

A form of chargé d'affaires — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of chargé d'affaires
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Chicago

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