delegation

noun

del·e·ga·tion | \ ˌde-li-ˈgā-shən

Definition of delegation

1 : the act of empowering to act for another the delegation of responsibilities

2 : a group of persons chosen to represent others the state's congressional delegation

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Examples of delegation in a Sentence

He's been chosen to lead the delegation to the conference. a delegation from the local scout troop is being sent to the national jamboree

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Lawrence and a delegation of other Democratic lawmakers visited a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center and two immigrant detention centers in Texas last weekend. — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, "Lawrence: Shocking conditions at immigrant detention centers in Texas," 27 June 2018 At the start of Tuesday’s meeting, a delegation of local veterans presented Cunningham with a folded American flag in a shadow box. — Steve Dreyer, Pomerado News, "Cunnigham saluted by council members, vets," 6 June 2018 The Massachusetts 7th Congressional District is the most diverse district in our delegation, and also one of the most unequal. — Rebecca Nelson, Marie Claire, "2019's Barrier-Breaking Politicians Get to Work," 3 Jan. 2019 Of the delegation of six or seven people, there was one person from Theranos. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: WSJ investigative journalist John Carreyrou on Recode Decode," 3 June 2018 The Saudi delegation signed $20 billion in investment deals and vowed to free thousands of Pakistani prisoners in Saudi custody. — Ashok Sharma, The Seattle Times, "Saudi crown prince backs India’s fight against terrorism," 20 Feb. 2019 This year’s conference was attended by the largest U.S. bipartisan delegation to date. — Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, "Munich Conference Highlights a Divided U.S.," 17 Feb. 2019 Team official and former international Ognjen Vukojevic was expelled from the delegation for making a pro-Ukraine video with defender Domagoj Vida. — baltimoresun.com, "England vs. Croatia: What to watch for in today's World Cup semifinal," 11 July 2018 All four members of the Idaho delegation stayed for the entire seven hours. — Nate Poppino, idahostatesman, "Nuclear tests gave these Idahoans cancer, they say. Will Congress support them now?," 27 June 2018

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