Plenipotentiaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\
     (pl[e^]n"[i^]*p[-o]*t[e^]n"sh[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
     {Plenipotentiaries}. [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F.
     pl['e]nipotentiaire.]
     A person invested with full power to transact any business;
     especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with


     full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other
     business.
     [1913 Webster]