legation
[noun]
Synonyms: delegation, consulate, embassy, representation

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le‧ga‧tion /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [countable]

1. a group of government officials who work in a foreign country and represent their own government in that country:
a member of the British legation in Peking

2. the building or office where a legation works

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