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Word: Deputation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘appointment to an office or function’): from late Latin deputatio(n-), from the verb deputare (see depute)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɛpjʊˈteɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group
Short Definition:group of people appointed to undertake mission or take part in formal process on behalf of larger group
Examples:- he had been a member of a deputation to Napoleon III
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