legation

Example Sentences

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Charles Lanman was the secretary to the Japanese legation.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2020

“Teachers feel last year was reactive. Last year legation was passed and then we stood up. We want to be on the forefront.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2019

The right of legation is an ancient practice.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

The Cubans outside the American diplomatic legation periodically let out a cheer, especially when someone who appeared to be American approached.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 14, 2015

He had gone into the army, was an officer—already a captain, she gathered—and he had been serving for some months as an attach� of his country's legation in Washington.

From Running Sands by Kauffman, Reginald Wright