Charg'e d'affaires \Char`g['e]" d'af`faires"\, n.; pl.
{Charg['e]s d'affaires}. [F., "charged with affairs."]
A diplomatic representative, or minister of an inferior
grade, accredited by the government of one state to the
minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute,
ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary.
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