Legation Legation

Legation - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Assignment, Authority, Authorization, Branch, Brevet, Cabinet, Chambers, Chancery, Charge, Closet, Commission, Commitment, Consulate, Cure, Delegation

A Legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. The distinction between a legation and embassy was dropped following the Second World War, as all diplomatic representative offices were now designated as embassies, or high commissions.

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