as in delegation
a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group
the committee chose a five-person delegacy to attend the national conference
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Noun
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Whatever the answer, the path to scalable leadership always runs through delegation, autonomy, and trust.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025 -
In 2002, the state’s delegation in the House was split 4-4, before Democrats led a round of redistricting after the 2000 census that boosted their advantage 6-2.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new positions will bring the full contingent in Jefferson County’s wildfire mitigation program to 39 full-time employees.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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In addition to a healthy contingent of federal firefighters, federal workers from the departments of agriculture, the interior, and others have a strong presence in the town, which has a lone blinking stop-and-go traffic light and no parking meters.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Delegacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegacy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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