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as in contingents
a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group
a delegation from the local scout troop is being sent to the national jamboree
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as in mandates
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the delegation by the president to the secretary of state of complete control of the nation's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of delegations
This year, large delegations came from France and Korea, mostly via pavilions hosted by French institutions and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), in addition to a growing number of participants from Southeast Asia and Japan.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
But, in recent years, several of the conservative Justices, in dissents, have seemed ready to start striking down some delegations as being too unspecific to be consistent with the separation of powers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump is also expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week when South Korea hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, attended by leaders and delegations from across the region.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 23 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
Trump helped broker an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo in 2020, inviting both delegations to sign a framework deal to normalize economic relations and increase bilateral trade.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
German and French delegations packed new national pavilions, Polish and Dutch firms demoed loitering munitions and EW suites, and US primes like Lockheed Martin, RTX (Raytheon), and AeroVironment dominated the floor with NASAMS, HIMARS, and unmanned systems.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Israel, Hamas, and the US dispatched delegations to Egypt for negotiations over a Gaza peace plan, raising the specter of a potential end to the brutal two-year war.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Danon added that most delegations stayed in the room and respected both Netanyahu and the state of Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
But, in recent years, several of the conservative Justices, in dissents, have seemed ready to start striking down some delegations as being too unspecific to be consistent with the separation of powers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump is also expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week when South Korea hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, attended by leaders and delegations from across the region.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 23 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
Trump helped broker an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo in 2020, inviting both delegations to sign a framework deal to normalize economic relations and increase bilateral trade.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
German and French delegations packed new national pavilions, Polish and Dutch firms demoed loitering munitions and EW suites, and US primes like Lockheed Martin, RTX (Raytheon), and AeroVironment dominated the floor with NASAMS, HIMARS, and unmanned systems.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Israel, Hamas, and the US dispatched delegations to Egypt for negotiations over a Gaza peace plan, raising the specter of a potential end to the brutal two-year war.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Danon added that most delegations stayed in the room and respected both Netanyahu and the state of Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegations
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The congressman might be surprised to learn that, a little more than a century ago, his own state had been home to one of the strongest contingents of socialists in America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Security was reinforced on the streets of the capital with extra contingents of the military and judicial police, sniffer dogs, and intelligence officers.—
Adriana Carranca,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Too often, fragmented funding streams and overlapping mandates lead to duplications of assistance in some areas and critical gaps in others.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Recent reports point to a steady push and pull between return-to-office mandates and roles that remain remote by design, with applications clustering around flexible postings and some employers tightening attendance rules.—
Jason Phillips,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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Its national accreditations limit how many autopsies each of those pathologists can do — a rule that’s designed to help keep the doctors from being overworked and error-prone but causes backlogs when there’s too much demand.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
26 Aug. 2025
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Prospective patients should verify clinic accreditations and surgeon qualifications.—
Kyle J. Russell,
The Enquirer,
29 Nov. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Delegations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegations. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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