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delegation

[del-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌdɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
assignment of responsibility
Synonyms
STRONG
appointment apportioning authorization charge commissioning committal consignment conveyance conveying deputation devolution installation investiture mandate nomination ordination reference relegation transference trust
WEAK
consigning deputization deputizing entrustment giving over referring sending away submittal submitting transferal transferring
Antonyms
WEAK
keeping
NOUN
group of representatives
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commission contingent embassy gathering organization
STRONG
deputation envoys legation mission
Antonyms
WEAK
keeping

Example Sentences

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Last week, a Hamas delegation met Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo to give its initial response to a proposal from the US-led Board of Peace for Palestinian groups to decommission their weapons.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

In addition, a U.S. congressional delegation recently visited Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Neither was there any reporting on whether the congressional delegation was lodging at either of Trump’s two resorts in Scotland.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

An IMF delegation is currently in Sri Lanka to review its four-year $2.9 billion bailout loan before releasing a $700 million instalment.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

A great delegation had arrived in Trokorpe, with a truck carrying a huge thing covered with a tarpaulin.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo