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delegation
[ del-i-gey-shuhn ]
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.
Synonyms:
- the act of delegating.
- the state of being delegated.
delegation
/ ˌɛɪˈɡɪʃə /
noun
- a person or group chosen to represent another or others
- the act of delegating or state of being delegated
- politics all the members of Congress from one state
Other Word Forms
- ԴDzd··tDz noun
- d··tDz noun
- d··tDz noun
- ܲd··tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of delegation1
Example Sentences
Mr Adams led the Sinn Féin delegation during peace talks that eventually brought an end to the Troubles after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
He was part of a VIP delegation with Trump and Musk to watch a SpaceX rocket launch in Texas in November.
A Hamas delegation held talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Saturday which reportedly focused on a ceasefire agreement and addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The explosion ripped through the port as Iranian and US delegations were meeting via mediators in Oman for high-level talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, with both sides reporting progress.
Behind them are reigning sovereigns, and other delegations are sat in alphabetical order in French, the official language of diplomacy, on other benches.
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