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legation

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for legation.

Editorial note

State Department through the Swiss Legation in Tokyo Truth is most people here are hypocrites, might makes right and the end justifies the means, but only for our side!

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Quick take

A diplomatic mission.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of legation gathered in one view.

noun

A diplomatic mission.

noun

The official residence of a diplomat.

noun

The post or office of a legate; a legateship.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for legation.

noun

The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate's mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED)

Example sentences

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State Department through the Swiss Legation in Tokyo Truth is most people here are hypocrites, might makes right and the end justifies the means, but only for our side!

2

In 1896, under circumstances not entirely clear, Sun was caught and detained for 13 days by the Chinese legation in London.

3

The legation was created to intentionally frustrate Obama's promise to close the prison.

4

They’re going to cave to keep the legation from destroying their business.

5

It appears likely that Sun ran into a fellow Cantonese who worked for the legation and was found out and seized while visiting him under an alias.

6

As a member of the British Diplomatic Legation in Washington, DC he gained access to the Georgetown cocktail party circuit, and from there, helped build social consensus among many (including Mrs.

7

The legation planned to ship Sun back to China, but, before this could be done, Sun had converted a British employee at the legation to his side and got word through to James Cantlie, former dean of Hong Kong College of Medicine.

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When Turks beyond the Balkans are threatened by your bronze, When the Paris legation lick the feet of yours, - Warsaw alone your power hurls abuse at, Raises its hand on you and takes off the ‘hat', The crown of Kazimierz, Chrobry Dynasty of your head, Because you son of Wasil, have stolen it and with blood stained!

Quote examples

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--- "On September 15, 1918, the German government officially protested the use of the shotgun in a note verbale—an unsigned diplomatic note—transmitted to the Spanish Embassy in Berlin, then to the Swiss Embassy, and eventually to the American legation in Berne, Switzerland.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use legation in a sentence?

State Department through the Swiss Legation in Tokyo Truth is most people here are hypocrites, might makes right and the end justifies the means, but only for our side!

What does legation mean?

A diplomatic mission.

What part of speech is legation?

legation is commonly used as noun.