legation
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9.9
- noun
- /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Archaic
:
legación
- As the British legation reported, the initiative came.
- Swiss legation
- British legation
- American legation
Examples
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If you have any questions, contact the ambassador's staff at the legation.
Fiction book (1999) -
Perhaps he's still at the American legation.
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I deal with the German legation every day.
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Heard you came by the legation.
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You will meet a man at the corner of the French Legation.
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I'm from the American legation.
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"I went down to the legation and asked the consul general some questions.
Fiction book (1999) -
In December 1918, German officials again raised the issue via the Swiss Legation.
Academic text (2010) -
You know Joe Tunney, from the American legation.
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I met with officials at the Chinese legation to discuss trade agreements.
Synonyms
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3.3
A building and people who represent their country in a foreign country
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3.9
A group of people sent by one country to represent it in another at an embassy or consulate
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6.4
An official office that represents one Commonwealth country in another
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9.9
An official mission sent by an ambassador to negotiate
A permanent office in another country that represents its government and helps with official relations
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Legation comes from the Latin legare 'to send' and the word legate, a person sent on a mission. Like the familiar word delegate, it means a group or office sent to represent a country, so a legation is a diplomatic mission led by a minister rather than an ambassador.