chargé d'affaires

Meaning

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.

Origin

Borrowed from French chargé d'affaires.

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