legate
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- noun
- /ˈlɛɡɪt/
- Formal
:
legado
- During his mission, the legate met with foreign leaders to discuss trade agreements.
- a papal legate
- a Roman legate
Examples
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At this time, Cardinal Hildebrand, who was later elected pope, was in France as papal legate.
Academic text (2004) -
As a seasoned legate, she was responsible for negotiating terms during diplomatic talks.
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I suggest we send word to the legate in Syria, ask if he can spare a century.
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Alert the senior legates to break camp and prepare the men.
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The great Khan of the Mongols sent legates to ask for help against Egypt.
Academic text (2008) -
Urban then appointed the bishop papal legate to the First Crusade and "dux," leader, of their army.
Academic text (1991) -
The ambassador's assistant became a legate to represent the government at the international conference.
Synonyms
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A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
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An official person who represents their country abroad and negotiates with other countries
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4.5
A person who represents and promotes something like a company or charity
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A person sent by a government to talk and make agreements with another country
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A diplomat who can make and sign agreements for their country
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9.9
A person the pope sends to act for him
A person who a government or organization sends to speak for it at official meetings
An old word for a senior official who a country sends to represent it in another country
Surface Forms
Etymology
Legate comes from the old Latin word legatus, which meant 'envoy' or 'messenger', and it is like the common word delegate. So a legate is literally someone 'sent' to speak or act for their country or group.