charge d'affaires Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador

WordNet

Char`gé" d'af`faires" noun (Also<
  • Charge d'affaires
  • Chargé d'affaires
)
Etymology
F., "charged with affairs."
Wordforms
plural Chargés d'affaires
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913