deputations

Definition of deputationsnext
plural of deputation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputations
Noun
  • The bombardment comes two days after delegations from Iran and the US met in Switzerland for a third round of negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear activities.
    Salma El Wardany, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • How far, statute by statute, has Congress already delegated its tariff-setting power — and what limits does the Constitution impose on such delegations?
    Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Some are seeking different offices.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Work has slowed further after sweeping layoffs, which closed entire offices in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and elsewhere.
    Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Additional police resources were deployed to the area from neighboring detachments, along with the North District Emergency Response Team.
    Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Israeli military has amassed two major groups of armored vehicles in Sheikh Radwan, to the north of Gaza City, according to the imagery, with additional detachments of armored vehicles stationed along roads that lead toward Israel.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Once her independent study was complete, though, Sullivan noticed that her social media algorithm had changed, with those work placements at F1 teams popping up.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • When a song lands that’s outside the affordable range, the team works around other placements in the episode to make the math work — a negotiation that runs all the way through the final mix.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Not bad for a musical about Mormon missionaries trying to convert the residents of a remote Ugandan village — an idea that, let’s face it, sounds ripe for disaster.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In the South, Black ministers and White missionaries welcomed the formerly enslaved into the faith and worked with them to establish independent social and political lives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Policymakers should build on this progress by strengthening transparency and accountability, increasing oversight of step therapy and prior authorizations, and ensuring clinical decisions remain in the exam room.
    Alex Mejia Garcia, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But Lyman noted that the NRC has agreed to greatly restrict the scope of additional safety and security reviews for projects that have DOE authorizations.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The New Testament canon usually includes 27 books, including the four gospels that describe Jesus’ life – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – and Acts, which describes the works of the apostles who continued Jesus’ ministry after his death.
    Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This is the final day of Lent for Christians and focuses on the remembrance of both the foot washing and the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles.
    Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Crockett began to cultivate a national profile with a prime-time speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention and has since become one of her party’s most popular messengers, using an often brash communication style to manufacture viral moments.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Cytokines are the immune system’s chemical messengers that fire up immune cells and tell them to fight invaders, like bacteria and viruses.
    Sonya Collins, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Deputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputations. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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