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Excellency

noun
 
 
/ˈek.səl.ən.si/

Definition

Your Excellency/His Excellency the title of someone in an important official position, especially someone, such as an ambassador, who represents their government in a foreign country: His Excellency will be pleased to see you now.Names and titles
(Definition of Excellency noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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