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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
Though named as possible targets, the memo did not specify what restrictions might be imposed on the Sudanese and Zimbabwean delegations.
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Matthew Lee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The leaders later retired to the Chinese president's personal residence to continue unspecified negotiations with their delegations.
—Joe Cash, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The delegations held talks on board, sitting on two rows of pink couches, photos showed.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The guidelines for receiving Taiwanese delegations were also relaxed.
—Karen Lema, Reuters, 28 Aug. 2025
The agreement also emphasizes the exchange of knowledge through dialogues, delegations, trade promotions, projects and partnerships.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Trump met with Putin last week in Anchorage, Alaska, where the two delegations discussed a potential peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war that has been raging since February 2022.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
This is true of Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Rhode Island, which have all-Democratic delegations, and Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah and West Virginia, which have all-Republican delegations.
—Elena Shao, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
That leaves an opening for other delegations to seize control of the conversation, said David Waskow, director of the World Resources Institute’s International Climate Initiative.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Matthew Lee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
The leaders later retired to the Chinese president's personal residence to continue unspecified negotiations with their delegations.
—Joe Cash, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The delegations held talks on board, sitting on two rows of pink couches, photos showed.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The guidelines for receiving Taiwanese delegations were also relaxed.
—Karen Lema, Reuters, 28 Aug. 2025
The agreement also emphasizes the exchange of knowledge through dialogues, delegations, trade promotions, projects and partnerships.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
Trump met with Putin last week in Anchorage, Alaska, where the two delegations discussed a potential peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war that has been raging since February 2022.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
This is true of Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Rhode Island, which have all-Democratic delegations, and Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah and West Virginia, which have all-Republican delegations.
—Elena Shao, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
That leaves an opening for other delegations to seize control of the conversation, said David Waskow, director of the World Resources Institute’s International Climate Initiative.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegations
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The first two Kenyan police contingents of 199 and 184 police officers that arrived on June 25, 2024 and a few weeks later in early July, respectively, are due to be rotated out, the Kenyans have said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Russian units had already arrived with other CSTO contingents expected to join.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jenkins voted to continue mask mandates in Brevard County schools, even after the DeSantis administration directed districts to lift them, a stance that brought protests outside her home, threats against her family, and national media scrutiny.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The proportion of women working or looking for work jumped to a record high after the pandemic but has since eased, in part as return-to-office mandates have reduced workplace flexibility.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 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
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In 34 states, CVS will continue to offer COVID vaccines for those who fall under the new FDA authorizations.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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On April 27 Kennedy announced that emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines had been terminated.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Delegations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegations. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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