legation

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Recent Examples of legation Her husband, King Gojong, subsequently sought refuge in the Russian legation and later proclaimed the Great Korean (Dae Han) Empire in 1897 in a symbolic assertion of sovereignty that failed to halt Japan’s advance. Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 King Gojong fled to the Russian legation in Seoul in February 1896, governing from foreign soil, a national humiliation that underscored Korea's loss of sovereignty. Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026 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
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Noun
  • In 2021, diplomat Berhane Kidanemariam resigned as deputy chief of mission at the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, DC, in protest at the Tigray conflict.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • Your first warning is when local news, embassy alerts, and travel communications become inconsistent or censored, situational awareness is compromised.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Carrying forward the philanthropic aspect of the partnership, $1 from every purchase in the Pride Collection will support EJAF’s mission to help end AIDS and combat LGBTQIA+ stigma around the world.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
  • Hence, sharing complex mission data or receiving new instructions forces the drones to halt operations and swim all the way back to the surface.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026

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“Legation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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