Persona Non Grata

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Persona Non Grata

A diplomat rejected as a representative by the country to which the diplomat is sent. The term is Latin for "unacceptable person."
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5- Considering the Turkish Ambassador, Omer Onhon, and all members of the Embassy personae non gratae.
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Ex-nuns are personae non gratae to Kolmer and her friends in the conference, as they are in Review for Religious, a publication Kolmer is associated with.
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