| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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plenipotentiary
a person to whom full authority has been given to act as a representative
The Vice President met last week with plenipotentiaries of all fifty states to discuss urgent environmental concerns.
Latin root words: plenus, plena, plenum - full; potentia, potentiae, f. - power; possum, posse, potui - to be able (with infinitive)
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