PERSONA NON GRATA Definition & Meaning

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persona non grata

[ per-soh-nah nohn grah-tah; English per-soh-nuh non grah-tuh, grey-, grat-uh ]

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noun

Latin.

plural personae non gratae

a person who is not welcome:
He has become persona non grata in our club since his angry outburst.
a diplomatic representative unacceptable to an accrediting government.

persona non grata

/ pɜːˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡrɑːtə /

noun

an unacceptable or unwelcome person
a diplomatic or consular officer who is not acceptable to the government or sovereign to whom he or she is accredited

persona non grata

A person who is no longer favored or welcome: “After my angry words with the manager, I am persona non grata at the video store.” From Latin , meaning “an unacceptable person.”

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Origin of persona non grata¹

First recorded in 1885–90

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Prevot said Rwandan diplomats in Belgium will be declared "persona non grata".

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The actress is persona non grata in Hollywood at the moment, after some historic tweets she posted resurfaced in recent weeks, severely damaging the film's awards chances in many categories.

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In a statement on Wednesday, Katz declared the UN secretary general persona non grata, saying that anyone who "cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil".

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Then they start to actually vilify the regulations, and Frank Church becomes persona non grata, and all of a sudden it's like, "Wait, what? Didn't we learn something?"

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The ministry summoned a British diplomat to inform him that the attaché had been declared “persona non grata,” according to a statement.

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