under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission

[GoodTaste]

On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of U.N. ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine.

Source: Reuters
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Does "mission" here mean "a group of people (apparently Russian members)"? Or the organization's office or hall？

 

[5jj]

Does "mission" here mean "a group of people (apparently Russian members)"? Or the organization's office or hall？

Which do you think are more likely to have chandeliers?

 

[GoodTaste]

The latter. "The chandeliers of something" is a clue, indicating "the chandeliers of a hall" ("the chandeliers of people" would be too odd to stand).

 

[emsr2d2]

Does "mission" here mean "a group of people (apparently Russian members)" no question mark here or the organization's office or hall？

Don't make a simple "Does X mean Y or Z?" into two separate sentences. If you can't remember that rule, remember this one - we don't start any sentence with "Or".