DEPUTATIONS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

deputations

noun

plural of deputation

as in delegations

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Noun

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn led their delegations in the first conciliation meeting with the five-member UNCLOS commission, held in Singapore from Monday to Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
The location is unbeatable, one block from Grand Central, and the hotel counts UN delegations, international executives, and the occasional head of state among its regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of delegations

Noun

His career spanned roles as Naval Security Group detachments in Japan and San Diego.

— Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
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

Definition of detachments

Noun

The complex houses the police's Special Branch intelligence agency, offices of the Counter Terrorism Department, and houses of counterterrorism officers who have carried out operations against militants across the province in recent years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Assembly Bill 1729, which was spearheaded by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, came about after Newsom required many state workers report to offices four days a week.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of offices

Noun

The organization drew international attention in 2021, when 17 of its missionaries were kidnapped on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince by the 400 Mawozo gang.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Visiting missionaries fill tribal members’ gas tanks and replace their sagging roofs.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of missionaries

Noun

Every night, after Jesus died on the cross, my apostles gently helped me down from the chain-link fence to which I had been lashed.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Bethsaida, close to Jesus' ministry in Capernaum, was once the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of apostles

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Testing a dissenting hypothesis often required weeks of alignment meetings, internal authorizations and grueling pilot programs.

— Fabio Moioli, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Several California universities have paused international students’ applications to pursue off-campus internships after the federal government issued guidance last month urging enhanced scrutiny of these work authorizations.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of authorizations

Noun

Denholm had requested their presence merely as observers—messengers who would convey the verdict back to Savoy Court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
In much simpler terms, this nutrient-rich liquid contains growth factors, cytokines, and other proteins that act as messengers, sending signals involved in skin repair and renewal and supporting the production of collagen and elastin.

— Emily Orofino, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of messengers

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