deputationnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌdep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/a group of people sent to speak or act for others:
They sent a deputation to Parliament.
The deputation from the EU arrives/arrive tomorrow.
a deputation of local government officials
She was sent on a deputation to see the Pope.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- refill
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
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