What does persona non grata mean?

Definitions for persona non grata
pərˈsoʊ nə nɒn ˈgrɑ tə, ˈgreɪ tə, ˈgræt əper·son·a non gra·ta

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. persona non gratanoun

    a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent

  2. unwelcome person, persona non gratanoun

    a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome

Wiktionary

  1. persona non gratanoun

    A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

  2. Etymology: persona + non + grata (from gratus).

Wikipedia

  1. Persona non grata

    In diplomacy, a persona non grata (Latin: "person not welcome", plural: personae non gratae) is a status applied by a host country to foreign diplomats to remove their protection of diplomatic immunity from arrest and other types of prosecution.

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  1. persona non grata

    Persona non grata is a Latin term that translates to "person not appreciated". It is used in diplomacy to describe a foreign person whose coming into or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government. Being declared a persona non grata is the most serious form of disapproval that a country can apply to foreign diplomats, and it often implies that the individual is no longer welcome or accepted due to misconduct or unacceptable behavior.

Wikidata

  1. Persona non grata

    In diplomacy, the term persona non grata, literally meaning "an unwelcome person", refers to a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government. It is the most serious form of censure which one country can apply to foreign diplomats, who are otherwise protected by diplomatic immunity from arrest and other normal kinds of prosecution.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of persona non grata in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of persona non grata in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of persona non grata in a Sentence

  1. Leandro Cipoloni:

    Pelé was a persona non grata with the national team because of Hawilla's scheme. That shows you who was running the CBF's business under Ricardo Teixeira, now the house of cards is coming down.

  2. Eytan Gilboa:

    He won't get another invitation to the White House, he will be considered 'persona non grata', i don't expect a complete breakdown in the relationship, in terms of cooperation on security and the supply of weapons. But he is going to find a more hostile White House and State Department and he himself is burned.

  3. Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva:

    We have received the letters from the prosecutors with the allegations, we will undertake the actions that we are obliged to undertake and will most probably declare them 'persona non grata'.


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