Look up: legation

1. legation
   [n] - a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister 2. [n] - the post or office of legate
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2. Legation
   Le·ga'tion (le*gā'shŭn) noun [ Latin legatio : confer French légation , Italian legazione . See Legate .] 1. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another. 'The Divine legation
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3. legation
   1. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another. 'The Divine legation of Moses.' ... 2. A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation. ... 3. The place of business or of...
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4. legation
   legateship noun the post or office of legate
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5. legation
   noun a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
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6. Legation
   • (n.) The place of business or official residence of a diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of government. • (n.) A district under the jurisdiction of a legate. • (n.) The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another. • (n.) A legate, or envoy, and the ...
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7. legation
   major administrative division of the Papal States ruled by a cardinal legate during the 18th and 19th centuries. In the mid-19th century, on the eve ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/30
   
   
8. legation
   legation: see diplomatic service; extraterritoriality.
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9. Legation
   A legation is the body of official persons attached to an embassy. Formerly in Italy legation signified a division of the States of the Church.
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10. 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 a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The distinction between a legation and embassy was gradually drop...
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