plenipotentiary

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Speer was given a 20-year prison sentence while Fritz Sauckel, Hitler’s general plenipotentiary for labor mobilization, was hanged for almost exactly the same crimes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

According to Marcin Horala, the Polish government's plenipotentiary responsible for overseeing the hub's construction, it is one of the most important projects underway in central and eastern Europe for military and civilian use.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2022

Among those attending the event will be Newark town mayor Laurence Goff, Jan Dziedziczak, the Polish government's plenipotentiary for Poles abroad and Wojciech Labuda, the Polish Prime Minister's plenipotentiary for memorial site protection.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2022

The agency’s plenipotentiary conference, which takes place every four years, began on Monday in Bucharest, Romania.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2022

In the copy to be retained by the foreign government that government is named first and its plenipotentiary signs first.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford