Plenary
[plee-nuh-ree, plen-uh-] /ˈpli nə ri, ˈplɛn ə-/
adjective
1.
full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified:
plenary powers.
2.
attended by all qualified members; fully constituted:
a plenary session of Congress.
noun, plural plenaries.
3.
a plenary session, meeting, or the like.
/ˈpliːnərɪ; ˈplɛn-/
adjective
1.
full, unqualified, or complete: plenary powers, plenary indulgence
2.
(of assemblies, councils, etc) attended by all the members
noun (pl) -ries
3.
a book of the gospels or epistles and homilies read at the Eucharist
adj.
1510s, earlier plenar (mid-13c.), from Old French plenier, from Medieval Latin plenarius “entire, complete,” from Latin plenus “full, filled, greatly crowded; stout, pregnant; abundant, abounding; complete,” from PIE *pele- (1) “to fill” (see poly-). Related: Plenarily.
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[pluh-nip-uh-tuh nt] /pləˈnɪp ə tənt/ adjective 1. invested with or possessing full power. /pləˈnɪpətənt/ adjective 1. a less common word for plenipotentiary
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[plen-uh-puh-ten-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree] /ˌplɛn ə pəˈtɛn ʃiˌɛr i, -ʃə ri/ noun, plural plenipotentiaries. 1. a person, especially a diplomatic agent, invested with full power or authority to transact business on behalf of another. adjective 2. invested with full power or authority, as a diplomatic agent. 3. conferring or bestowing full power, as a commission. 4. absolute […]