полпре́д

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1.
plenipotentiary, plenipotentiary representative, envoydiplomacy
Он был полпре́дом СССР в Ло́ндоне.
He was the Soviet plenipotentiary in London.
Abbreviation of «полномочный представитель». Official title of Soviet diplomatic envoys abroad until 1941.
2.
presidential envoy, plenipotentiary representative of the Presidentpolitics
Президе́нт назна́чил нового полпре́да в Сиби́рском федера́льном округе.
The President appointed a new envoy to the Siberian Federal District.
In modern Russia: the President's representative in a federal district.

Examples

Встреча с полпредом состоится в среду.
The meeting with the presidential envoy will take place on Wednesday.
Он много лет работал полпредом за границей.
He worked abroad as a plenipotentiary representative for many years.
Полпред президента приехал в наш регион.
The president’s plenipotentiary representative arrived in our region.