legation
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legation
n. envoy, delegation; office of a delegate; position of delegate

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Legation
A legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

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legation

Noun
1. the post or office of legate
(synonym) legateship
(hypernym) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
2. a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
(synonym) foreign mission
(hypernym) diplomatic mission
(member-meronym) legate, official emissary


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Legation (die)
nf. legation, envoy, delegation

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légation
nf. legation, envoy, delegation


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