This week's theme: words about diplomacy.

plenipotentiary (plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree) noun

   A person, such as a diplomatic agent, fully authorized to represent
   a government.

adjective

   Invested with full power.

[From Latin plenipotentiarius, from plenum (full) + potent (powerful).]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=plenipotentiary

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

  "On Wednesday, Blair officially resigned as Britain's prime minister and
   immediately took on the role of senior plenipotentiary for the so-called
   Middle East Quartet -- the United States, the United Nations, the European
   Union and Russia."
   Matthew Fisher; Blair Named Mideast Envoy; Windsor Star (Canada);
   Jun 28, 2007.

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