Definition of legation in English:

legation

noun lɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nləˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n

1A diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff.
they placed a bomb on the train carrying the British Legation to Istanbul
Example sentencesExamples
- Not until the creation of the British legation in 1915 were formal diplomatic relations re-established with Rome.
- As part of a contingent of marines from the USS Newark, Silva assisted in defending the British legation in Beijing until its relief by the allied army.
- On September 8, the Thai legation in Washington DC, USA announced that the designation for the nation abroad would be Siam and not Thailand.
- The German legation in Bern told the Swiss government on 27 March that the German High Command would require eight weeks to prepare an exchange.
- In June 1900, supported by the Manchu dynasty, the Boxers laid siege to the foreign legations in Peking.
- The various foreign legations in Bangkok had requested naval support.
- Neutrality itself was certainly taken too far when, on the death of Hitler, de Valera presented the state's condolences to the German legation.
- Most western legations report a massive increase in passport and visa enquiries, but the Italians and Spaniards have borne the brunt of the onslaught.
- When the European legations were besieged in China's capital it was the Russians, with their garrisons and ships close at hand in Port Arthur, who did most in the raising of the siege.
- He then declared the house an annex of the Swiss legation, and eventually extended diplomatic immunity to 72 buildings in Budapest, moving as many Jews into them as possible.
- He is then heard of as plotting with Garibaldi in Italy, as secretary of a legation in Japan, and in other parts of the world.
- From 1931 to 1976 he worked in various diplomatic legations in Moscow.
- The German minister was murdered on his way to the foreign office on 20 June, and that afternoon the legations were attacked.
- In 1900 the Boxers besieged the foreign legations in Beijing for two months until they were relieved by an international force which occupied and looted the capital; Cixi and the emperor fled in disguise.
- When the combined expeditionary forces relieved the siege of the foreign legations in Peking, we exacted our revenge.
- There was also a report that Japan was dispatching its troops to Korea on the pretext of protecting its legation.
- After a siege of two months, from 14 June to 14 August 1900, allied troops entered Beijing and relieved the foreign legations.
- She arrived there in 1934, aged 17, when her father was appointed secretary of the Irish legation to the US.
- After the wars, when Bulgaria was experiencing a serious economic and political crisis, Yovkov was appointed clerk at the Bulgarian legation in Bucharest, Romania.
- The Department of Foreign Affairs responded by issuing the following memo to all Irish legations and consulates abroad.
Synonyms
diplomatic mission, mission, embassy, consulate, ministry, delegation, deputation, representation, contingent, commission
envoys, delegates, deputies, diplomats, aides
1. 1.1 The official residence of a diplomatic minister.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The soldiers at the legation stayed in their tents to maintain the appearance that they were guarding something.
  Synonyms
  embassy, consulate, diplomatic establishment
2archaic The position or office of legate; a legateship.
Example sentencesExamples
- Mary found herself denounced by the pope as ‘the wife of a schismatic’, Cardinal Pole's legation was revoked, and he was summoned to Rome to answer charges of heresy.
- In 1528, the new cardinal moved to Rome and remained there until September 1535, when the newly elected Paul III assigned him the papal legation to Perugia.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the sending of a papal legate; also the mission itself): from Latin legatio(n-), from legare 'depute, delegate, bequeath'.

Rhymes

ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation

Definition of legation in US English:

legation

nounləˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nləˈɡāSH(ə)n

1A diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff.
they placed a bomb on the train carrying the British Legation to Istanbul
Example sentencesExamples
- Not until the creation of the British legation in 1915 were formal diplomatic relations re-established with Rome.
- When the European legations were besieged in China's capital it was the Russians, with their garrisons and ships close at hand in Port Arthur, who did most in the raising of the siege.
- In June 1900, supported by the Manchu dynasty, the Boxers laid siege to the foreign legations in Peking.
- After a siege of two months, from 14 June to 14 August 1900, allied troops entered Beijing and relieved the foreign legations.
- From 1931 to 1976 he worked in various diplomatic legations in Moscow.
- On September 8, the Thai legation in Washington DC, USA announced that the designation for the nation abroad would be Siam and not Thailand.
- The various foreign legations in Bangkok had requested naval support.
- There was also a report that Japan was dispatching its troops to Korea on the pretext of protecting its legation.
- The German legation in Bern told the Swiss government on 27 March that the German High Command would require eight weeks to prepare an exchange.
- As part of a contingent of marines from the USS Newark, Silva assisted in defending the British legation in Beijing until its relief by the allied army.
- Neutrality itself was certainly taken too far when, on the death of Hitler, de Valera presented the state's condolences to the German legation.
- In 1900 the Boxers besieged the foreign legations in Beijing for two months until they were relieved by an international force which occupied and looted the capital; Cixi and the emperor fled in disguise.
- The Department of Foreign Affairs responded by issuing the following memo to all Irish legations and consulates abroad.
- The German minister was murdered on his way to the foreign office on 20 June, and that afternoon the legations were attacked.
- When the combined expeditionary forces relieved the siege of the foreign legations in Peking, we exacted our revenge.
- After the wars, when Bulgaria was experiencing a serious economic and political crisis, Yovkov was appointed clerk at the Bulgarian legation in Bucharest, Romania.
- Most western legations report a massive increase in passport and visa enquiries, but the Italians and Spaniards have borne the brunt of the onslaught.
- He then declared the house an annex of the Swiss legation, and eventually extended diplomatic immunity to 72 buildings in Budapest, moving as many Jews into them as possible.
- He is then heard of as plotting with Garibaldi in Italy, as secretary of a legation in Japan, and in other parts of the world.
- She arrived there in 1934, aged 17, when her father was appointed secretary of the Irish legation to the US.
Synonyms
diplomatic mission, mission, embassy, consulate, ministry, delegation, deputation, representation, contingent, commission
1. 1.1 The official residence of a diplomatic minister.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The soldiers at the legation stayed in their tents to maintain the appearance that they were guarding something.
  Synonyms
  embassy, consulate, diplomatic establishment
2archaic The position or office of legate; a legateship.
Example sentencesExamples
- Mary found herself denounced by the pope as ‘the wife of a schismatic’, Cardinal Pole's legation was revoked, and he was summoned to Rome to answer charges of heresy.
- In 1528, the new cardinal moved to Rome and remained there until September 1535, when the newly elected Paul III assigned him the papal legation to Perugia.
1. 2.1 The sending of a legate, especially a papal legate, on a mission.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the sending of a papal legate; also the mission itself): from Latin legatio(n-), from legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.

单词	legation
释义	Definition of legation in English: legation noun lɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nləˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n 1A diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff. they placed a bomb on the train carrying the British Legation to Istanbul Example sentencesExamples Not until the creation of the British legation in 1915 were formal diplomatic relations re-established with Rome. As part of a contingent of marines from the USS Newark, Silva assisted in defending the British legation in Beijing until its relief by the allied army. On September 8, the Thai legation in Washington DC, USA announced that the designation for the nation abroad would be Siam and not Thailand. The German legation in Bern told the Swiss government on 27 March that the German High Command would require eight weeks to prepare an exchange. In June 1900, supported by the Manchu dynasty, the Boxers laid siege to the foreign legations in Peking. The various foreign legations in Bangkok had requested naval support. Neutrality itself was certainly taken too far when, on the death of Hitler, de Valera presented the state's condolences to the German legation. Most western legations report a massive increase in passport and visa enquiries, but the Italians and Spaniards have borne the brunt of the onslaught. When the European legations were besieged in China's capital it was the Russians, with their garrisons and ships close at hand in Port Arthur, who did most in the raising of the siege. He then declared the house an annex of the Swiss legation, and eventually extended diplomatic immunity to 72 buildings in Budapest, moving as many Jews into them as possible. He is then heard of as plotting with Garibaldi in Italy, as secretary of a legation in Japan, and in other parts of the world. From 1931 to 1976 he worked in various diplomatic legations in Moscow. The German minister was murdered on his way to the foreign office on 20 June, and that afternoon the legations were attacked. In 1900 the Boxers besieged the foreign legations in Beijing for two months until they were relieved by an international force which occupied and looted the capital; Cixi and the emperor fled in disguise. When the combined expeditionary forces relieved the siege of the foreign legations in Peking, we exacted our revenge. There was also a report that Japan was dispatching its troops to Korea on the pretext of protecting its legation. After a siege of two months, from 14 June to 14 August 1900, allied troops entered Beijing and relieved the foreign legations. She arrived there in 1934, aged 17, when her father was appointed secretary of the Irish legation to the US. After the wars, when Bulgaria was experiencing a serious economic and political crisis, Yovkov was appointed clerk at the Bulgarian legation in Bucharest, Romania. The Department of Foreign Affairs responded by issuing the following memo to all Irish legations and consulates abroad. Synonyms diplomatic mission, mission, embassy, consulate, ministry, delegation, deputation, representation, contingent, commission envoys, delegates, deputies, diplomats, aides 1.1 The official residence of a diplomatic minister. Example sentencesExamples The soldiers at the legation stayed in their tents to maintain the appearance that they were guarding something. Synonyms embassy, consulate, diplomatic establishment 2archaic The position or office of legate; a legateship. Example sentencesExamples Mary found herself denounced by the pope as ‘the wife of a schismatic’, Cardinal Pole's legation was revoked, and he was summoned to Rome to answer charges of heresy. In 1528, the new cardinal moved to Rome and remained there until September 1535, when the newly elected Paul III assigned him the papal legation to Perugia. Origin Late Middle English (denoting the sending of a papal legate; also the mission itself): from Latin legatio(n-), from legare 'depute, delegate, bequeath'. Rhymes ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation Definition of legation in US English: legation nounləˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nləˈɡāSH(ə)n 1A diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff. they placed a bomb on the train carrying the British Legation to Istanbul Example sentencesExamples Not until the creation of the British legation in 1915 were formal diplomatic relations re-established with Rome. When the European legations were besieged in China's capital it was the Russians, with their garrisons and ships close at hand in Port Arthur, who did most in the raising of the siege. In June 1900, supported by the Manchu dynasty, the Boxers laid siege to the foreign legations in Peking. After a siege of two months, from 14 June to 14 August 1900, allied troops entered Beijing and relieved the foreign legations. From 1931 to 1976 he worked in various diplomatic legations in Moscow. On September 8, the Thai legation in Washington DC, USA announced that the designation for the nation abroad would be Siam and not Thailand. The various foreign legations in Bangkok had requested naval support. There was also a report that Japan was dispatching its troops to Korea on the pretext of protecting its legation. The German legation in Bern told the Swiss government on 27 March that the German High Command would require eight weeks to prepare an exchange. As part of a contingent of marines from the USS Newark, Silva assisted in defending the British legation in Beijing until its relief by the allied army. Neutrality itself was certainly taken too far when, on the death of Hitler, de Valera presented the state's condolences to the German legation. In 1900 the Boxers besieged the foreign legations in Beijing for two months until they were relieved by an international force which occupied and looted the capital; Cixi and the emperor fled in disguise. The Department of Foreign Affairs responded by issuing the following memo to all Irish legations and consulates abroad. The German minister was murdered on his way to the foreign office on 20 June, and that afternoon the legations were attacked. When the combined expeditionary forces relieved the siege of the foreign legations in Peking, we exacted our revenge. After the wars, when Bulgaria was experiencing a serious economic and political crisis, Yovkov was appointed clerk at the Bulgarian legation in Bucharest, Romania. Most western legations report a massive increase in passport and visa enquiries, but the Italians and Spaniards have borne the brunt of the onslaught. He then declared the house an annex of the Swiss legation, and eventually extended diplomatic immunity to 72 buildings in Budapest, moving as many Jews into them as possible. He is then heard of as plotting with Garibaldi in Italy, as secretary of a legation in Japan, and in other parts of the world. She arrived there in 1934, aged 17, when her father was appointed secretary of the Irish legation to the US. Synonyms diplomatic mission, mission, embassy, consulate, ministry, delegation, deputation, representation, contingent, commission 1.1 The official residence of a diplomatic minister. Example sentencesExamples The soldiers at the legation stayed in their tents to maintain the appearance that they were guarding something. Synonyms embassy, consulate, diplomatic establishment 2archaic The position or office of legate; a legateship. Example sentencesExamples Mary found herself denounced by the pope as ‘the wife of a schismatic’, Cardinal Pole's legation was revoked, and he was summoned to Rome to answer charges of heresy. In 1528, the new cardinal moved to Rome and remained there until September 1535, when the newly elected Paul III assigned him the papal legation to Perugia. 2.1 The sending of a legate, especially a papal legate, on a mission. Origin Late Middle English (denoting the sending of a papal legate; also the mission itself): from Latin legatio(n-), from legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.
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