legation
noun
[ lɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a 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"
Similar:
diplomatic mission,
mission,
embassy,
consulate,
ministry,
delegation,
deputation,
representation,
contingent,
commission,
envoys,
delegates,
deputies,
diplomats,
aides,
• the position or office of legate; a legateship.
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the sending of a papal legate; also the mission itself): from Latin legatio(n- ), from legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.
