delegacy
/ˈdɛlɪɡəsi
/noun (plural delegacies) [treated as singular or plural]
A body of delegates; a committee or delegation.Hopefully, under his leadership, the network and number of delegacies will expand and become still more active....
- The delegacy admired that Suzhou had made great efforts to the science prevalence in community and school.
- Vice-President Jiaan Cheng, and relevant professors, had a discussion and exchange with the delegacies.
Origin
Late Middle English: from delegate, on the pattern of the pair prelate, prelacy.
- propose a toast (or propose someone's health)
- proposedly
- proposer
- proposita
- proposition
- propositional
- propositional attitude
- propositional calculus
- propositional connective
- propositional function
- propositionalist
- propositionally
- propositionise
- propositionising
- propositionize
- propositionizing
- propositus
- propound
- propounder
- propoundment
- propoxur
- propoxyphene
- proppage
- proppant
- propper