/ Dictionary / Index C chargé d'affaires: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: char•gé d'af•faires Pronunciation: (shär-zhā' du-fâr', shär'zhā Fr. shar-zhā da-fer'), [key] — pl. char•gés d'af•faires Also calledan official placed in charge of diplomatic business during the temporary absence of the ambassador or minister. an envoy to a state to which a diplomat of higher grade is not sent. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. charged chargeful Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pristine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language