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legation

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le·ga·tion  (l-gshn)
n.
1. The act of sending a legate.
2.
a. A diplomatic mission in a foreign country ranking below an embassy.
b. The diplomatic minister and staff of such a mission.
c. The premises occupied by such a mission.

le·gation·ar·y adj.

legation [lɪˈgeɪʃən]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a diplomatic mission headed by a minister
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official residence and office of a diplomatic minister
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act of sending forth a diplomatic envoy
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the mission or business of a diplomatic envoy
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the rank or office of a legate
[from Latin lēgātiō, from lēgātus legate]
legationary  adj

Legation 
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.legationlegation - the post or office of legate        
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
2.legation - a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends
legate, official emissary - a member of a legation

legation
Translations
legation [lɪˈgeɪʃən] Nlegación f

legation [lɪˈgeɪʃən] nlégation f

legation
n (= diplomats)Gesandtschaft f, → Vertretung f; (= building)Gesandtschaftsgebäude nt

legation [lɪˈgeɪʃn] nlegazione f
legation [lɪˈgeɪʃn] nlegazione f

legation
n legation [liˈgeiʃən]
(the headquarters of) an official group of people acting on behalf of the government of their own country etc in another country. legasie مُفَوَّضِيَّه легация vyslanectví legation; gesandtskab die Gesandtschaft πρεσβεία, διπλωματική αντιπροσωπεία legación (diplomaatiline) esindus سفارت suurlähetystö légation צִירוּת प्रतिनिधि मण्डल izaslanstvo követség perwakilan sendiráð legazione 公使館 공사(公使) 일행 pasiuntinybė diplomātiskā misija perwakilan diplomatik gezantschap sendelag, legasjon poselstwo missão diplomática (de)legaţie представительство vyslanectvo predstavništvo poslanstvo legation, beskickning คณะทูต temsilcilik (dairesi); elçilik 公使館(全體人員) дипломатична місія; дипломатичне представництво نائبین کی جمعیت công sứ quán 使


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He had been appointed to the secretaryship of the German legation at Washington and in these first days of the autumn was about to take possession of his post.
Coming solely from the Ottomans, it might have signified only Ottoman hatred of Christians, and a vulgar ignorance as to genteel methods of expressing it; but coming from the Christianized, educated, politic British legation, it simply intimated that we were a sort of gentlemen and ladies who would bear watching
After leaving college he became Private Secretary to Lord Binkie, and was then appointed Attache to the Legation at Pumpernickel, which post he filled with perfect honour, and brought home despatches, consisting of Strasburg pie, to the Foreign Minister of the day.
 
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