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persona grata

[per-soh-nah grah-tah, per-soh-nuh grah-tuh, grey-tuh, grat-uh] / pɛrˈsoʊ nɑ ˈgrɑ tɑ, pərˈsoʊ nə ˈgrɑ tə, ˈgreɪ tə, ˈgræt ə /
NOUN
welcome person
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Cavett: I was actually persona grata at the White House for a brief time.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2016

He was at all times persona grata with royalty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Washington denied any involvement, however, and calmer heads in Lisbon declared that Carlucci was still persona grata.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U. S. Secretary of State caused the German Government to be informed by cable that the President and Government of the U. S. considered Dr. von Prittwitz persona grata.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1837 he settled at Breslau, where he had married, but in the following year he migrated to St Petersburg, where previous visits had made him persona grata at Court.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various




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