delegation: Meaning and Definition of
del•e•ga•tion
Pronunciation: (del"i-gā'shun), [key]
— n.
- 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.
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