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特命全権公使 (とくめいぜんけんこうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

特とく命めい全ぜん権けん公こう使し

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Meanings

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noun

minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary

A diplomatic rank below ambassador, with full powers to represent the sending state. Used in formal diplomatic contexts.

彼かれは特とく命めい全ぜん権けん公こう使しとしてフランスに派は遣けんされた。
He was dispatched to France as minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary.

Kanji

special

命fate, command, decree

全whole, entire, all

権authority, power, rights

公public, prince, official

使use, send on a mission, order

Similar words

特とく命めい全ぜん権けん大たい使し
Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary; a higher rank than 特命全権公使.
公こう使し
Minister; a general term for a diplomatic envoy, while 特命全権公使 specifies full powers and a special mission.

Etymology

Compound of 特命 (special mission), 全権 (full powers), and 公使 (minister). The term is a direct translation of the diplomatic rank 'minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary'.