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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This is the largest state with an all-male congressional delegation. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "The Midterm Elections Can Be Confusing—Here's What You Need to Know About Them," 19 Sep. 2018 The delegation of 25 members of Congress visited a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in the U.S.-Mexico border city of McAllen, Texas. — BostonGlobe.com, "Democratic lawmakers want plan to reunite immigrant families," 23 June 2018 The delegation visited Casa San Diego, a facility run by the Department of Health and Human Services in El Cajon, Calif. that houses immigrant children caught crossing the border with family members or alone. — Emily Cadei, sacbee, "Trump's border security boss should resign over family separation policy, Democrats say," 18 June 2018 The breadth of American concerns about a rising China helps explain the lack of progress when a government delegation led by the treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, visited Beijing on May 3rd and 4th. — The Economist, "China has put missiles on islands in the South China Sea," 10 May 2018 The following year, the two made arrangements for a delegation from the Chinese institute to visit Kansas. — Matt Campbell, kansascity, "Chinese national tried to steal a valuable U.S. trade secret: Kansas rice seeds | The Kansas City Star," 5 Apr. 2018 When a German delegation visited a month later, a project was approved to distribute cashew seedlings and mosquito nets and to train locals in building houses that stood a better chance of surviving a storm. — Longreads, "Where Have You Hidden the Cholera?," 5 Apr. 2018 Immediately afterwards, Moshe sends a delegation to Edom asking that the Jewish people be allowed to go through his territory on their way to Israel. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, "Leaders must learn to keep their egos in check," 18 June 2018 The trips were primarily for official legislative delegations, Senate and Assembly representatives said. — Alexei Koseff, sacbee, "Paris, Japan, Mexico City, Brazil – legislative staff travel at taxpayer expense," 1 June 2018

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