1
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
As diplomatic delegations continued talks this week in Sharm el-Sheikh – the Egyptian resort town that has hosted historic peace deals – a security vacuum has opened.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 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
Over the past few days, delegations of Israeli and Hamas officials took part in talks in a ballroom in the Egyptian coastal town of Sharm el-Sheikh, to hash out the details of the agreement.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 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
On Tuesday, the world-famous Nadadores Foundation, which trains in Marguerite Aquatics Complex, announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Dutch and Team USA for pre-game training in the city.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 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
Over the past few days, delegations of Israeli and Hamas officials took part in talks in a ballroom in the Egyptian coastal town of Sharm el-Sheikh, to hash out the details of the agreement.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 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
On Tuesday, the world-famous Nadadores Foundation, which trains in Marguerite Aquatics Complex, announced that divers from Australia and France will join delegations from the Dutch and Team USA for pre-game training in the city.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegations
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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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Among them were large contingents from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Patek Philippe.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The district, which represents one of the fastest-growing communities in Kansas, has in recent years been roiled by controversies over mask mandates, purported book banning, the treatment of transgender students and use of a Kansans for Life video in classrooms.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street Journal Return-to-office mandates are behind a growing gender wage gap.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 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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Proponents of repealing the Gulf and Iraq War authorizations for the use of military force from 1991 and 2002, respectively, may finally have a victory on their hands.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Indian state authorities have ordered an immediate halt to drug production at the three manufacturers and have suspended product authorizations, the WHO said in its statement.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Delegations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegations. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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