CHARGE D'AFFAIRES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does charge d'affaires mean? 

• CHARGE D'AFFAIRES (noun)
  The noun CHARGE D'AFFAIRES has 1 sense:

1. the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador

  Familiarity information: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHARGE D'AFFAIRES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("charge d'affaires" is a kind of...):

diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)