Akademik

• ПЕРСОНА ГРАТА{{}}

[NP; only персона declines; fixed WO]

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⇒ a diplomatic representative whose candidacy is approved by the government of the country where he will be accredited; by extension a person who is fully accepted and trusted by those in the circles in question:

- persona grata.

     ♦ "Я вам назову десяток имен римских вольноотпущенников, которые стали потом персонами грата" (Гинзбург 2). "I can quote you a dozen examples of released Roman slaves who later became personae gratae" (2a).

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