Legation
[lɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] or [lɪ'geʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the post or office of legate.
(noun.) a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister.
Checked by Kathy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another.
(n.) A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation.
(n.) The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government.
(n.) A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Embassy, deputation, body of diplomatists.
Edited by Karl
Examples
- How about the Greek Legation? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Attempts were made to send up additional European guards to the Peking legations, but this only precipitated matters. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A combined allied force of 20,000 under a German general then marched up to Peking and relieved the legations, and the old Empress fled northwestward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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