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| Main Entry: |
embassy
[em-buh-see]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | residence, offices of overseas representatives |
| Synonyms: | commission, committee, consular office, consulate, delegation, diplomatic office, legation, ministry, mission |
| Notes: | embassy originally had the spelling variant ambassy and is based on Latin ambactus 'servant'; an embassy is the one entity maintained by a foreign country by each nation, whereas a consulate may be situated in a number of cities of a foreign country |
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| Main Entry: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | task, duty |
| Synonyms: | agency, appointment, authority, brevet, certificate, charge, consignment, delegation, deputation, diploma, embassy, employment, errand, function, instruction, legation, mandate, mission, obligation, office, permit, power of attorney, proxy, trust, warrant, work |
| Main Entry: | delegation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group of representatives |
| Synonyms: | commission, contingent, deputation, embassy, envoys, gathering, legation, mission, organization |
| Notes: | a delegation differs from a legation in that the members of a delegation are usually not charged with a specific mission but merely with the overall task of representing the interests of a body of people, often at a conference during an assembly's regular session; a legate usually acts alone while a delegate acts as part of a group |
| Main Entry: | foreign office |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | government office in charge of foreign relations |
| Synonyms: | consular service, corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps, diplomatic mission, diplomatic service, diplomatic staff, embassy, foreign service, legation |
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