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
Lauren Kent, CNN, 21 June 2024
Other members of his delegation said Trump was referring to the crime rate and unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 June 2024
Other members of the delegation include Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and the head of the Russian space agency.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 18 June 2024
His father, the Rev. Wendell H. Phillips, was a pastor at Heritage United Church of Christ on Liberty Heights Avenue in Northwest Baltimore’s Ashburton neighborhood for 29 years and the first Black person to head Baltimore City’s house delegation in Annapolis.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
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“Delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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