legation

1 the post or office of legate [syn: legateship]

2 a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [syn: foreign mission]

English

Etymology

From lēgātiō

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The post or office of a legate; a legateship.
2. A diplomatic mission.
3. The official residence of a diplomat.

Translations

• Latin: legatio
• Serbian: poslanstvo, poslaništvo

Derived terms

• legationary

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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