delegation

[ del-i-gey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

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noun

a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.

the body of delegates chosen to represent a political unit, as a state, in an assembly: the New Jersey delegation in Congress.

the act of delegating.

the state of being delegated.

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deledda, grazia, delegable, delegacy, delegalize, delegate, delegation, delegator, delegatory, delegitimatize, delegitimize, delete

Origin of delegation

1605–15; < Latin dēlēgātiōn- (stem of dēlēgātiō), equivalent to dēlegāt(us) (see delegate) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR delegation

2 commission.

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Related formsnon·del·e·ga·tion, nounpre·del·e·ga·tion, nounre·del·e·ga·tion, nounsub·del·e·ga·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for delegation

But officials gave the delegation no specific commitments and made no concrete promises of increased U.S. assistance.
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There could only be one Wisconsin delegation, so the Republican National Committee would have to choose between the two factions.
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In 1890, a delegation appointed by the Mississippi state legislature convened in Jackson to adopt a new state constitution.
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Appropriately enough, Brunei sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia, to see how they implemented shariah there.
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The French delegation pulled out from the events this weekend after his comments were made public.
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A delegation of the wives of the most prominent citizens waited upon her in Prague.
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Mr. Nute, on behalf of the delegation, refused chairs that were offered by Mrs. Sproul.
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He was chosen a member of the Lowndes County delegation, but his name was erased from the list of delegates.
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In spite of a violent snow storm, the church was filled to overflowing, a delegation coming from Cambridge.
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Following him came five Lees in a chariot, then a delegation of Burwells, then two Digges in a chaise.
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British Dictionary definitions for delegation

delegation

/ (ˌdɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

a person or group chosen to represent another or others

the act of delegating or state of being delegated

US politics all the members of Congress from one state

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Word Origin and History for delegation

delegation

1610s, "action of delegating" (earlier in this sense was delegacie, mid-15c.); perhaps a native formation, perhaps from French délégation, or directly from Latin delegationem (nominative delegatio) "assignment, delegation," noun of action from past participle stem of delegare (see delegate). Meaning "persons sent by commission" is from 1818; meaning "a state's elected representatives, taken collectively," is U.S. political usage from 1820s.

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