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delegation

[del-i-gay-shuhn] / ˌdɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /




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Identifying how far this delegation of authority extends calls for the exercise of judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and a Chinese military delegation inaugurated a joint logistics and training centre there last year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

There was no immediate comment from the US, whose delegation walked out of the chamber at the start of Pezeshkian's address.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

He said that in his 25 years of working with Collins and the Maine delegation, “I never saw or heard of such behavior from the Senator or her staff.”

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Unless I am very much mistaken, the delegation from Beauxbatons approaches!”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

But speaking in Bangkok after informal closed-door talks with heads of delegations, Cordano said he was hopeful a deal could be clinched at the next official round of negotiations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

He learns that members of the Swedish and American delegations are not primarily academics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said there were no discussions taking place and that the country had no plans to either host or send delegations.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

As the chief negotiator for Hamas, Hayya led the group's delegations at indirect ceasefire talks, meeting mediators in Egypt and Qatar.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

First, he insisted on including Elbridge Gerry in the peace delegations to France.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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