|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’
‘On September 8, the Thai _legation_ in Washington DC, USA announced that the designation for the nation abroad would be Siam and not Thailand.’
2.The official residence of a diplomatic minister.
‘The soldiers at the _legation_ stayed in their tents to maintain the appearance that they were guarding something.’
3.The position or office of legate; a legateship.
‘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.’
‘Mary found herself denounced by the pope as ‘the wife of a schismatic’, Cardinal Pole’s _legation_ was revoked, and he was summoned to Rome to answer charges of heresy.’
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‘they placed a bomb on the train carrying the British _Legation_ to Istanbul’
