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单词 delegation
释义

delegation

[ del-i-gey-shuhn ]
/ ˌdɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /
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noun

a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
the body of delegates chosen to represent a political unit, as a state, in an assembly: the New Jersey delegation in Congress.
the act of delegating.
the state of being delegated.

Origin of delegation

1605–15; <Latin dēlēgātiōn- (stem of dēlēgātiō), equivalent to dēlegāt(us) (see delegate) + -iōn--ion

SYNONYMS FOR delegation

2 commission.
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OTHER WORDS FROM delegation

non·del·e·ga·tion, nounpre·del·e·ga·tion, nounre·del·e·ga·tion, nounsub·del·e·ga·tion, noun

Words nearby delegation

Deledda, delegable, delegacy, delegalize, delegate, delegation, delegatory, delegitimize, de Lesseps, delete, deleterious
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British Dictionary definitions for delegation

delegation
/ (ˌdɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

a person or group chosen to represent another or others
the act of delegating or state of being delegated
US politics all the members of Congress from one state
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