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Legate

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official emissarynouna member of a legation

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official emissarynouna member of a legation
ambassadornounA diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
leg.nounAbbreviation of legislation. [The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.]
delegatenounA person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
prolegatenoun(Ancient Rome) The deputy or substitute legate.
internuncionounA messenger or go-between.
legationnounA diplomatic mission.
provisornounOne who provides; a purveyor.
apparitornounA messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.
envoynounA representative.
legernounAn ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.
vicariatenoun(Christianity) The office, authority, or district of a vicar.
legatnounA legal attaché.
ablegatenoun(Roman Catholicism) A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.
deputizationnounThe process of becoming a deputy.
attachénounA diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a specific role.
residentnounA person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
nuncionoun(Roman Catholicism) The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
deputationernounA member of a deputation.
deputatornounOne who deputes, or makes a deputation.

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