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chargé

[chahrj] / tʃɑrdʒ /
NOUN
chargé d'affaires
Synonyms


charge










VERB
ask a price
Synonyms




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Iran summoned the Ukrainian chargé d’affaires in Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

As Petro was traveling to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president, met with U.S. chargé d’affaires Laura Dogu to talk about the future.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

She takes over from John McNamara, who had served as chargé d’affaires since February 2025 and traveled to Venezuela in January to discuss the potential reopening of the embassy.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

Estonia's foreign ministry said it summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires "to lodge a protest" over Friday's incursion, while top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas described the incident as "an extremely dangerous provocation".

From BBC Sep. 19, 2025

Colonel Neal, H. B. M. chargé d'affaires, was solicited to give his consent, which he refused.

From Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

The organization has tripled sign-on bonuses to $6,000 and enlisted employment agencies that charge a premium to provide personnel, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Researchers observed roughly twice as many baryons as should have been produced based on the electric charge associated with stopped quarks.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Like Maresca at City, Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola and Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso took charge this summer, while Manchester United's Michael Carrick and Tottenham's Roberto de Zerbi were appointed partway through last season.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Once elevated to his new posts, Salisbury took charge of carrying out the second Trump administration’s agenda for HSI, personally issuing staffing directives, reassignments and promotions, current and former agency officials told ProPublica.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Our little army erupts in cheers, ready to charge through a wall for this old fellow.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Polarization refers to the separation of positive and negative electrical charges inside a material.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

It also charges the receiving parent 4% of the money they are entitled to.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Frenkel said that if criminality is found in complex investigations such as this one, federal prosecutors will typically file mail or wire fraud charges that carry up to 20 years in prison.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

His government also faces charges of narrowing the space for dissent.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

“You can then? The day after to-morrow, if you please. You are to pay all charges out of my purse. You hear the condition of your going?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

He said France and other EU countries are thinking about “having a common site to several European countries where our ambassadors or chargés d’affaires can be present” in Afghanistan.

From Seattle Times Dec. 4, 2021

In some countries, high-ranking government officials will not meet with anyone short of a formal U.S. ambassador, shunning the chargés d’affaires who have taken over in the interim.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2021

His salary was unprovided for; and there was no way of remedying this important omission, but by giving him place in the diplomatic service bill, among chargés d'affaires, envoys extraordinary, and ministers plenipotentiary.

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster

Notwithstanding the explicit language of this act, claims for outfits and salaries have been made—and allowed at the Treasury—by chargés d'affaires and secretaries of legation who had not been appointed in the manner specified.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

Almost all the European countries are represented in the Dominican Republic either by ministers, chargés d'affaires or consuls.

From Santo Domingo A Country with a Future by Otto Schoenrich

With the Yankees leading the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 and Jim Gantner on first for the Brewers, John charged a slow roller by Jeffrey Leonard to the first-base side of the mound.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

As of May, just two voting cases had been referred for prosecution in Ohio and no one had been charged, federal data shows.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Five men - aged 21, 21, 22, 23 and 45 - and a 40-year-old woman have been charged in connection with the incident.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

What the "Netflix effect" has given her is precisely the visibility she had never enjoyed across four novels and more than a decade of writing, often on politically charged topics.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Though lingering rumors dogged him, Bell was never charged.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Imagine being a quarterback and seeing Eboigbodin charging ahead with his size and agility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"I tried online chat, email and even the phone at one point as they were constantly charging me," he says.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Two decades ago, customers grumbled about U.S. airlines charging for checked bags, which was the start of all the unbundling that followed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

In France, where the eclipse will be partial, some pharmacies have been stripped of their supplies while others were still receiving shipments -- and charging significantly more.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“They look like charging stations,” the woman corrected.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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