delegateshipn.
/ˈdɛlᵻɡətʃɪp/, /ˈdɛlᵻɡeɪtʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈdɛləɡətˌʃɪp/, /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪtˌʃɪp/ The office or position of a delegate.
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society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > [noun]
legacyc1384
proxy1440
vicarship1534
deputyship1587
attorneyship1598
vicegerentship1600
vicaragea1631
solicitorship1633
agenting1646
committeeship1648
representation1660
proxyship1674
proxyhood1776
surrogacy1811
assigneeship1829
locum tenency1831
delegateship1838
surrogateship1846
repping1910
1838 Northern Star & Leeds Gen. Advertiser 17 Nov. 6/6 There were three candidates for the Delegateship, namely, Mr. Hugh Craig, Kilmarnock, Dr. John Taylor, of Ayr, and Mr. John MʻCrae of Cumnock.
1892 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 23 Mar. That federal office holders in the South are put forward for delegateships.
2012 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 9 Nov. a10 If I want to be a delegate at a federal Conservative convention, I've got to go run for delegateship and that's a good thing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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