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全権委員 (zenkeniin) Japanese meaning: plenipotentiary | Kotomora

全ぜん権けん委い員いん

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Meanings

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plenipotentiary

A diplomatic representative with full authority to act on behalf of a government or organization, often in treaty negotiations.

日本にほんは平へい和わ条じょう約やくの交こう渉しょうに全ぜん権けん委い員いんを派は遣けんした

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Japan dispatched a plenipotentiary to the peace treaty negotiations.

Kanji

全whole, entire, all
権authority, power, rights
委committee, entrust to, leave to
員employee, member, number

Related words

全ぜん権けん
全権 means 'full authority' or 'plenipotentiary power' and is often used as a prefix or in compounds like 全権大使 (ambassador plenipotentiary). 全権委員 specifically refers to a committee member or delegate with such authority.
大たい使し
大使 is a general term for 'ambassador', while 全権委員 is a more specific term for a plenipotentiary representative, often with a narrower or temporary mandate.

Built from

全ぜん権けん+委い員いん

Etymology

Compound of 全権 (full authority) + 委員 (committee member). The term is a direct translation of the Western diplomatic concept of 'plenipotentiary'.