Plenipotentiary This article needs additional citations for verification. Learn more The word plenipotentiary (from the Latin plenus "full" and potens "powerful") has multiple meanings. As a noun, it refers to a person who has "full powers". In particular,...
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Plenipotentiary This article needs additional citations for verification. Learn more The word plenipotentiary (from the Latin plenus "full" and potens "powerful") has multiple meanings. As a noun, it refers to a person who has "full powers". In particular, the term commonly refers to a diplomat fully authorized to represent a government as a prerogative (e.g., ambassador). As an adjective, plenipotentiary refers to something—an edict, assignment, etc.—that confers "full powers".[1] Diplomats Before the era of rapid international transport or essentially instantaneous communication (such as telegraph in the mid-19th century and then radio), diplomatic mission chiefs were granted full (plenipotentiary) powers to represent their government in negotiations with their host nation. Conventionally, any representations made or agreements reached with a plenipotentiary would be recognized and complied with by their government. Historically, the common generic term for high diplomats of the crow
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