delegation
noun
[ dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation.
• "a delegation of teachers"
Similar:
deputation,
delegacy,
legation,
(diplomatic) mission,
commission,
delegates,
representatives,
envoys,
emissaries,
deputies,
contingent,
group,
party,
body,
• the action or process of delegating or being delegated.
• "the delegation of power to the district councils"
Origin:
early 17th century (denoting the action or process of delegating; also in the sense ‘delegated power’): from Latin delegatio(n- ), from delegare ‘send on a commission’ (see delegate).
