delegation
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Taiwan is not officially represented at the forum, and China, for the second consecutive year, has sent a watered-down delegation that does not include its defence minister.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
But this is the second year in a row that China has declined to send its defence minister, instead choosing to send a lower-level delegation.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Members of the official Iranian delegation declined to speak with AFP reporters.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
His delegation included his wife, dressed in hunter’s camo; her twin sister; an ex-Green Beret who helped with logistics; and a doctor who volunteered to assess medical needs on the island.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
When Adams received word of this outrageous ultimatum, he ordered the delegation to return home, but he also withheld the official dispatches describing the bribery scheme from the Congress and the public.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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