legations
Meaning of legations
plural noun
- 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
- 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.
- Languages in which legations is used:
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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:
Meaning the official residence or offices of an ambassador:
Meaning the building in which a consul's duties are carried out:
Meaning (in certain countries) a government department headed by a minister:
Meaning a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation:
Meaning a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group:
Meaning the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented:
Meaning a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group:
Meaning an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group:
Meaning a short stanza concluding a ballade:
Meaning a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference:
Meaning a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence:
Meaning an official representing a country abroad:
Meaning an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader:
Anagrams of legations
Words that rhyme with legations
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