/ lɪˈgeɪʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
a group of diplomats representing their government in a foreign country in an office that is below the rank of an embassy
2.
the building where these people work
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting the sending of a papal legate; also the mission itself): from Latin legatio(n-) , from legare depute, delegate, bequeath.