delegation
noun
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What Is a delegation?
The task of a delegation—each member of which can be called a delegate—is to represent a larger group, often at a conference. Thus, a delegation of nondoctors to a medical convention may want to make sure the rights and needs of patients aren't ignored, just as a delegation of laypeople may attend a religious conference to express the concerns of other laypeople.
Examples of delegation in a Sentence
Erika Solomon, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
And the recent visits to Washington from the leaders of Japan and the Philippines have revived Biden’s worries about Chinese aggression in the region, prompting the State Department to send a delegation to Beijing over the weekend to head off anxiety about a potential escalation regarding Taiwan.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Last March, a Russian arms maker invited a delegation of Iranians to a VIP shopping tour of its weapons factories.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
My visit to Wisk coincided with the arrival of a delegation of Australian officials, who had come to watch a test flight at a rural airport.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Daniel Erikson, the White House’s senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs, led the U.S. delegation in the talks, which were held on Tuesday in Mexico City.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
By the early 1930s, the RSS had gathered enough strength to send a delegation to Italy to meet with its leader, Benito Mussolini, and learn the art of cadre building from his fascist organization.
—Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2024
The 52 remaining House Californians still form the largest state delegation by far, though, as about 12% of the U.S. population still lives here.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
The governor and the delegation will hold a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning that will include Biden administration officials from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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