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Definitions of legation in various dictionaries:
noun - the post or office of legate
noun - a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
The act of sending a legate.
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| a diplomatic minister, especially one below the rank of ambassador, and their staff. |
| the post or office of legate |
| a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister |
| a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country but who have less importance than an embassy: |
| the office in which these officials work |
| The act of sending a legate. |
| A diplomatic mission in a foreign country ranking below an embassy. |
| The diplomatic minister and staff of such a mission. |
| The premises occupied by such a mission. |
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A legation was a diplomatic representative office of lower rank than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an ambassador, a legation was headed by a minister. Ambassadors outranked ministers and had precedence at official events. Legations were originally the most common form of diplomatic mission, but they fell out of favor after World War II and were upgraded to embassies. * Through the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century, most diplomatic missions were legations. An ambassador was considered the personal representative of his monarch, so only a major power that was a monarchy would send an ambassador and establish an embassy. A republic or a smaller monarchy would only send a minister and establish a legation. Diplomatic reciprocity meant that even a major monarchy would only establish a legation in a republic or a smaller monarchy. For example, in the waning years of the Second French Empire, the North German Confederation had an embassy in Paris, while Bavaria a |