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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The White House did not confirm any meeting with the Ukrainian delegation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Earlier this month a delegation of Scottish MPs visited the Faroe Islands to see if such a scheme could be replicated on Shetland.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kroslak’s appointment comes days ahead of the arrival of the force’s first military contingents, an advance team from Chad.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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The strikes threatened on Iran’s power grid—once imminent—have been paused, not canceled, and made contingent on diplomatic momentum that one side insists exists and the other denies outright.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Delegacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegacy. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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