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BNC: 3893 COCA: 5697

delegation

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
delegation /ˌdɛlɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun
plural delegations
delegation
/ˌdɛlɪˈgeɪʃən/
noun
plural delegations
Learner's definition of DELEGATION
[count] : a group of people who are chosen to vote or act for someone else选举团;代表团
[noncount] formal : the act of giving control, authority, a job, a duty, etc., to another person授权;委托usually + of
BNC: 3893 COCA: 5697

delegation

noun

del·​e·​ga·​tion ˌde-li-ˈgā-shən How to pronounce delegation (audio)
1
: the act of empowering to act for another
the delegation of responsibilities
2
: a group of persons chosen to represent others
the state's congressional delegation

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What Is a delegation?

The task of a delegation—each member of which can be called a delegate—is to represent a larger group, often at a conference. Thus, a delegation of nondoctors to a medical convention may want to make sure the rights and needs of patients aren't ignored, just as a delegation of laypeople may attend a religious conference to express the concerns of other laypeople.

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He's been chosen to lead the delegation to the conference. a delegation from the local scout troop is being sent to the national jamboree
Recent Examples on the Web Other members of Mississippi's congressional delegation also participated in meetings with them about short-term and long-term solutions for the city's water problems. Emily Wagster Pettus, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The state, with 52 representatives, will still have the largest congressional delegation in the nation, and is home to a number of competitive races. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Titus was elected in 2012 and is the dean of Nevada's Congressional delegation. Dylan Wells, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 Alaska’s congressional delegation will soon have three members again, with a new Democrat joining the two sitting Republicans. Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2022 The last Democratic member of Alaska’s congressional delegation was Mark Begich, Nick Begich’s uncle, who served one term in the U.S. Senate and lost his 2014 reelection bid. Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 The last Democratic member of Alaska’s congressional delegation was Mark Begich, Nick Begich’s uncle, who served one term in the U.S. Senate and lost his 2014 reelection bid. Becky Bohrer, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 Some members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation have been working on the issue of addressing student loan debt for years. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022 The state’s Democrats made an over-the-top try earlier this year to gerrymander the state’s political map to all but obliterate New York’s Republican congressional delegation. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see delegate entry 1

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of delegation was in 1555
BNC: 3893 COCA: 5697
delegation

noun¹

1people who represent a company, country, etc.公司或國家的代表ADJECTIVE | VERB + DELEGATION | DELEGATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElarge, small大代表團;小代表團high-level, high-powered (especially BrE) 高級別/陣容強大的代表團international國際代表團all-party, joint (both BrE) 各黨派聯合/聯合代表團The Prime Minister met with an all-party delegation from the city council.首相接見了來自市政委員會的各黨派聯合代表團。government, military, official, parliamentary, state, union (BrE) 政府代表團;軍方代表團;官方代表團;議會代表團;州代表團;工會代表團business, peace, trade商務/和平/貿易代表團VERB + DELEGATIONsend派遣代表團head, lead率領/帶領代表團A well-known academic will head the delegation.代表團將由一位著名學者率領。meet接見代表團DELEGATION + VERBrepresent sth代表團代表⋯a delegation representing the new regime代表新政權的代表團include sth代表團包括⋯The delegation included representatives from nine nations.這個代表團包括來自 9 個國家的代表。visit sb/sth代表團訪問⋯The delegation will visit several Middle Eastern countries for talks.代表團將到訪幾個中東國家參加會談。meet sb代表團會見某人PREPOSITIONin a/the delegation在代表團中all the ministers in the delegation代表團中所有的部長delegation from來自⋯的代表團an official delegation from Austria來自奧地利的官方代表團delegation of⋯組成的代表團a high-powered delegation of Asian businessmen亞洲企業家組成的陣容強大的代表團PHRASESthe head of a delegation, the leader of a delegation代表團團長/領隊a member of a delegation代表團成員
delegation

noun²

2giving a job to sb with a lower rank授權;委派ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEeffective, successful有效的委派;達到預期目的的授權All managers should learn effective delegation.所有經理都應該學會有效地把工作授權給下級。PREPOSITIONby delegation通過委派Many of these tasks can be dealt with by delegation.這些任務中有不少可以授權給下級處理。delegation of⋯的授權delegation of responsibility責任委派

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