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Persona grata   /pərsˈoʊnə grˈɑtə/   Listen
Persona grata

noun
1.
A diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent.





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"Persona grata" Quotes from Famous Books



... sample of Indian gratitude that set me thinking. My success with John MacDonald and others had added the whole community to my medical practice, for those who were not sick thought they were. I cheerfully did my best for all, and was supposed to be persona grata. Just below the Cascade Rapids was a famous sucker pool, and after we had camped three Indians came, saying that the pool was full of suckers—would I lend them my ...
— The Arctic Prairies • Ernest Thompson Seton


Words linked to "Persona grata" :   diplomat, diplomatist


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