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chargé d’affaires

char·gé d'af·faires [ shr ay də fér ] (plural char·gés d'af·faires [ shr ay də fér ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. diplomat ranking below ambassador: a diplomat ranking immediately below an ambassador who deputizes in the ambassador's absence

2. diplomat in charge of mission: a diplomat who heads a minor diplomatic mission

[Mid-18th century. < French, "somebody in charge of affairs"]
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