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legation    
n. 使者的派遣

使者的派遣

legation
n 1: the post or office of legate [synonym: {legation},
{legateship}]
2: a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister [synonym:
{legation}, {foreign mission}]

Legation \Le*ga"tion\ (l[-e]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. legatio: cf.
F. l['e]gation, It. legazione. See {Legate}.]
1. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for
another. "The Divine legation of Moses." --Bp. Warburton.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

3. The place of business or official residence of a
diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of
government.
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4. A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.
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73 Moby Thesaurus words for "legation":
agency, agentship, assignment, authority, authorization,
booking office, box office, branch, branch office, brevet, cabinet,
care, chambers, chancellery, chancery, charge, closet, commission,
commissioning, commitment, consignment, consular service,
consulate, corporate headquarters, corps diplomatique, cure,
delegated authority, delegation, den, deputation, devolution,
devolvement, diplomatic mission, diplomatic service,
diplomatic staff, embassy, empowerment, entrusting, entrustment,
errand, executive office, executorship, exequatur, factorship,
foreign office, foreign service, full power, headquarters,
home office, jurisdiction, license, lieutenancy, main office,
mandate, mission, office, plenipotentiary power, power of attorney,
power to act, procuration, proxy, purview, regency, regentship,
responsibility, shop, study, task, ticket office, trust,
trusteeship, vicarious authority, warrant

LEGATION. An embassy; a mission.
2. All persons attached to a foreign legation, lawfully acknowledged by
the government of this country, whether they are ambassadors, envoys,
ministers, or attaches, are protected by the act of April 30, 1790, 1
Story's L. U. S. 83, from violence, arrest or molestation. 1 Dall. 117; 1 W.
C. C. R. 232; 11 Wheat. 467; 2 W. C. C. Rep. 435; 4 W. C. C. R. 531; 1
Miles, 366; 1 N & M. 217; 1 Bald. 240; Wheat. Int. Law, 167. Vide
Ambassador; Envoy; Minister.


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  • LEGATION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of LEGATION is the sending forth of a legate
  • LEGATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    LEGATION meaning: 1 a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country but who have less… Learn more
  • Legation - Wikipedia
    A legation was a diplomatic representative office of lower rank than an embassy Where an embassy was headed by an ambassador, a legation was headed by a minister Ambassadors outranked ministers and had precedence at official events
  • legation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of legation noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • legation, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
    What does the noun legation mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun legation See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence legation has developed meanings and uses in subjects including How common is the noun legation? How is the noun legation pronounced? Where does the noun legation come from?
  • LEGATION definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary
    A legation is a group of government officials and diplomats who work in a foreign country and represent their government in that country a member of the U S legation A legation is the building in which a legation works Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1 a b 2 3 4
  • Legation Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    LEGATION meaning: 1 : a group of government officials sent to work in a foreign country; 2 : the building where such a group works
  • Legation - definition of legation by The Free Dictionary
    1 a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission 2 the official headquarters of a diplomatic minister 3 the office or position of a legate; mission [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin lēgātiō embassy See legate, -tion]
  • Legation - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    In both kinds of outposts, groups from a foreign country are sent to represent their home state within a host country Think of the Ethiopian and French embassies in Washington D C Legation is an Old French word that comes from the Latin legationem, "the office of an ambassador " The head of a legation was usually called a "minister " "Legation "
  • legation - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    Government a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission Government the official headquarters of a diplomatic minister Religion the office or position of a legate; mission Latin lēgātiōn- (stem of lēgātiō) embassy See legate, - ion Synonyms: assignment, commission, embassy, mission, more No titles with the word (s) "legation"





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