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chargés d'affaires
Variant of chargé d'affaires
chargé d'affaires
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chargé· d'af·faires (s̸här z̸hā′ də fer′)
- a diplomatic official who temporarily takes the place of a minister or ambassador
- a diplomatic officer of the lowest rank who sometimes heads a low-level mission in a foreign nation
Etymology: Fr, lit., entrusted with business
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