Meanings
nounchef de mission (plural chefs de mission)
plural chefs de mission
- Head of a sports delegation, especially to an international games.
Origin
- Frenchchef de mission“head of mission”
- Englishchef de mission
Borrowed from French chef de mission (“head of mission”).
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chef de mission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chef%20de%20mission
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