legations

Meaning of legations

plural noun
  1. 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
  2. the position or office of legate; a legateship.

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

Information about legations

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of legations is: legation.
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Hyphenation of legations

lega-tions

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • legations is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

legations synonyms

Meaning a group of people sent on a mission:

mission

Meaning the official residence or offices of an ambassador:

embassy

Meaning the building in which a consul's duties are carried out:

consulate

Meaning (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister:

ministry

Meaning a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation:

delegation

Meaning a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group:

deputation

Meaning the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented:

representation

Meaning a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group:

contingent

Meaning an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group:

commission

Meaning a short stanza concluding a ballade:

envoys

Meaning a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference:

delegates

Meaning a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence:

deputies

Meaning an official representing a country abroad:

diplomats

Meaning an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader:

aides

Anagrams of legations

gelations

Words that rhyme with legations

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