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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
Against that backdrop of clear and limited delegations, the Government reads IEEPA to give the President power to unilaterally impose unbounded tariffs and change them at will.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
This is a relatively new legal standard developed by conservative jurists that invalidates presidential actions that assert sweeping new authority on important policy matters based only on vague delegations from Congress.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
That meeting at a former code breaking base north of London was attended only by official delegations from 28 countries and the European Union, along with a small number of AI execs and researchers, and was focused on keeping AI safe and reining in its potentially catastrophic risks.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Several Senate delegations attended the conference as originally planned.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2026
Now firmly established as both a premier service destination and a rising industry hub, Morocco is looking outward, fielding major delegations at platforms such as Venice Production Bridge and this year’s EFM to connect a new generation of filmmakers directly to the global market.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Because the delegations at each site are smaller, athletes from different countries necessarily bump into each other more often.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The parades featured athletes from more than 90 delegations, including Benin, Guinea-Bissau and the United Arab Emirates, which made their Winter Olympic debuts.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The multiple locations—and, for the first time in Olympic history, dual cauldrons, in Milan and the mountain town of Cortina—could be a bit disorienting, especially with the Parade of Nations splitting up delegations of athletes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
This is a relatively new legal standard developed by conservative jurists that invalidates presidential actions that assert sweeping new authority on important policy matters based only on vague delegations from Congress.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
That meeting at a former code breaking base north of London was attended only by official delegations from 28 countries and the European Union, along with a small number of AI execs and researchers, and was focused on keeping AI safe and reining in its potentially catastrophic risks.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Several Senate delegations attended the conference as originally planned.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2026
Now firmly established as both a premier service destination and a rising industry hub, Morocco is looking outward, fielding major delegations at platforms such as Venice Production Bridge and this year’s EFM to connect a new generation of filmmakers directly to the global market.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Because the delegations at each site are smaller, athletes from different countries necessarily bump into each other more often.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The parades featured athletes from more than 90 delegations, including Benin, Guinea-Bissau and the United Arab Emirates, which made their Winter Olympic debuts.
—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The multiple locations—and, for the first time in Olympic history, dual cauldrons, in Milan and the mountain town of Cortina—could be a bit disorienting, especially with the Parade of Nations splitting up delegations of athletes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegations
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Expected to draw more than 30,000 attendees, this year’s parade will include 111 contingents and 4,500 people.—
Lisa Hix,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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With athletes spread across four clusters, even the countries with larger contingents were walking in smaller numbers at each venue.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Climate mandates The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, like Eversource, says state climate mandates and policies are the main driver behind increasing utility bills in the Bay State, specifically naming the NetZero by 2050 climate mandate.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some state agencies already require employees to work in the office at least three days a week and the Legislature for the most part mandates that staff be in the Capitol.—
Yue Stella Yu
Feb. 22,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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European Film Market Head Tanja Meissner has hailed this year’s edition as the busiest since the Covid pandemic with accreditations expected to come in at least three percent higher than last year although final figures have yet to confirmed.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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In Oklahoma, a former state superintendent threatened schools' accreditations.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Delegations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegations. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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