legation

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

A legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. The distinction between a legation and embassy was dropped following the Second World War, as all diplomatic representative offices were now designated as embassies, or high commissions.A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a chief officer.
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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

n. legation, envoy, delegation

n. legation, envoy, delegation