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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Pakistani team meets separately with US, Iranian delegations Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has separately met with JD Vance and with the Iranian delegation at the Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne in Switzerland where the high-level talks are taking place.—
Victoria Eastwood,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026 -
Unlike host cities, where fans tend to fly in and out within 48 hours to see a game, base camps are where the teams and their delegations sleep, eat, train and conduct daily press conferences that are broadcast back in their home countries.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Delegacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegacies. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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