legation

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Recent Examples of legation Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff. Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025 But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025 The Japanese government promptly purchased more than 100 copies of Yardley’s book, sending it to embassies and legations to encourage them to strengthen their codes. Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025 Perle not only greeted them but invited them to dinner that night with the legation's employees. CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025 The Harrison administration in turn removed the US legation from Rome. BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021 Handwritten letters in neat cursive from officials in the Chinese legation to Thomas Bayard, the Secretary of State, read like a diary of violence. Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
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Noun
  • In Athens, Greece yesterday, people waved Iranian, Lebanese and Palestinian flags at a demonstration in front of the US embassy.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Russian embassy in Prague has asked the Czech authorities to boost security of Russian institutions and its employees in the country.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • At my direction, Kim expanded HCPF's mission to save Coloradans money on health care.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Legation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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