delegacy

noun

ˈde-li-gə-sē How to pronounce delegacy (audio)
Definition of delegacynext
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegacy
  1. delegation
  2. contingent
Noun
  • One of the committee members thanked the Governor and her team for bringing Latino members of their delegation who could talk about issues that affected the community.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency said a Qatari delegation visited Iran in what analyst said appears to be an effort by Doha to consolidate its role as a mediator.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 July 2026
Definition of delegation
Noun
  • The Gen Y contingent accentuated that split, with 25% positive and 21% negative, while Gen X went even further, with 20% positive and just 13% negative.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • Rock Hill City Council gave conditional approval to the tax incentive agreement on June 22, contingent on receiving tax or fee revenue from the project.
    — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of contingent
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

delegacies
delegacy
delegate
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Delegacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegacy. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of obdurate

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 17
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
child-detective
Spot the Misspelled Word July 2026 Those little red underlines can't help you now...
See All