delegacies

plural of delegacy
as in delegations
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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delegations
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  • As diplomatic delegations continued talks this week in Sharm el-Sheikh – the Egyptian resort town that has hosted historic peace deals – a security vacuum has opened.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In June, Italian delegations visited the stadium during a Libyan-Italian forum for development and reconstruction.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Delegacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegacies. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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