deputation
noun/ˌdepjuˈteɪʃn/
/ˌdepjuˈteɪʃn/
[countable + singular or plural verb]- a small group of people who are asked or allowed to act or speak for others
- The mayor agreed to receive a deputation of local residents.
- Both sides in the dispute sent deputations to the prime minister's office.
- The farmers' deputation has/have arrived.
Extra Examples- A deputation of 40 strikers was organized.
- The managing director agreed to receive a deputation from the factory.
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + deputation- organize
- send
- meet
- …
- deputation from
- deputation of
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘appointment to an office or function’): from late Latin deputatio(n-), from the verb deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’.Want to learn more?
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