delegation /ˌdɛlɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun plural delegations
plural delegations
Learner's definition of DELEGATION
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[count] : a group of people who are chosen to vote or act for someone else选举团;代表团 -
a delegation of diplomats外交代表团
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He's been chosen to lead the delegation to the conference.他被任命为参加此次大会的代表团团长。
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the state's congressional delegation [=the group of officials elected to the U.S. Congress from a particular state]这个州的国会议员代表团
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[noncount] formal : the act of giving control, authority, a job, a duty, etc., to another person授权;委托—
usually + of