Definition of delegation in English:
delegation
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noun
1treated as singular or plural A body of delegates or representatives; a deputation.
‘a delegation of teachers’- ‘Other workers should organise delegations to council picket lines in every area.’
- ‘But there is no automatic right of Scottish representation in UK delegations.’
- ‘At the same time, each of the four delegations present includes Pashtun representation.’
- ‘The biggest job for us is to manage all the people involved, whether it be the delegations, the police, the government and so on.’
- ‘We offer services to identify agents and arrange appointments for business development delegations.’
- ‘The Foreign Ministry will encourage the exchange of business delegations.’
- ‘We get delegations of people who come to look at the store from different countries.’
- ‘Since then, the group has organized visits to the US for several legislative delegations.’
- ‘The office sifts the papers coming into the department and decides most of which papers and delegations the minister should see.’
- ‘Large numbers of trade unionists went on the anti-war demonstrations, but not in general as organised delegations.’
- ‘Activists are also organising to get big delegations of students.’
- ‘The exhibition is a private event with government delegations invited.’
- ‘The international delegations were made especially welcome and placed right near the head of the march.’
- ‘Groups around Britain are organising delegations to send to the conference.’
- ‘He led many delegations overseas to promote Victoria and to seek investment for its development.’
- ‘Negotiations began between delegations of the three parties on the formation of an Executive.’
- ‘Many delegations saw the steering groups as an extra layer in an already overburdened hierarchy.’
- ‘A committee has also been set up to monitor delegations, ensuring that they meet protocol requirements.’
- ‘That's something I heard on a continuous basis when I met with American delegations.’
- ‘They also hope for further union delegations to extend the links of international solidarity.’
deputation, delegacy, legation, mission, diplomatic mission, commissionView synonyms2The act or process of delegating or being delegated.
‘prioritizing tasks for delegation’- ‘It appears that the trustees' power of delegation cannot be excluded by the settler.’
- ‘There's no vote and no delegation of power to experts or a committee by the group.’
- ‘The Government was right to realise the need for more delegation of powers from Whitehall.’
- ‘A moment's thought will indicate why delegation of power to make regulations has been necessary.’
- ‘The delegation of regulatory powers to a transnational network is likely to raise even stronger doubts.’
- ‘The delegation of those powers is a trend in the right direction, as provided for by this bill.’
- ‘One of the roles of the new committee is to appoint the UK delegation to general assemblies.’
- ‘You have to trust them, you have to give them the power and delegation in terms of personnel finance and likewise other areas.’
- ‘It contains a very comprehensive delegation of powers, including a power to sell or rent property.’
assignment, entrusting, giving, committal, devolution, deputation, transferenceView synonyms
Pronunciation
Origin
Early 17th century (denoting the action or process of delegating; also in the sense ‘delegated power’): from Latin delegatio(n-), from delegare ‘send on a commission’ (see delegate).
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