Synonyms for plenipotentiary
- adjective
- noun
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Adjective
1. All-powerful — invested with full power
all-powerful, omnipotent, almighty, plenipotential, omnicompetent, plenipotent
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Invested with full power.
Near-synonyms: omnicompetent; omnipotent, almighty, all-powerful
- n. 1
A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter.
Forms
- Plural
- plenipotentiaries → envoys, ambassadors, ministers…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plenipotentiary | falling | |
| omnicompetent | steady | |
| plenipotent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- envoy2
- 8 letters
- minister3, almighty3
- 10 letters
- ambassador4, omnipotent4
- 11 letters
- plenipotent
- 13 letters
- omnicompetent
- 14 letters
- plenipotential
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (envoy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- plénipotentiaire
- Italiano
- plenipotenziario