The Devil's Dictionary: Minister
Updated May 14, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
MINISTER
-n.
An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy and officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility. His principal qualification is a degree of plausible inveracity next below that of an ambassador.
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