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deputation

Pronunciation: /dɛpjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
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Definition of deputation

noun

  • a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group:he had been a member of a deputation to Napoleon III

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'appointment to an office or function'): from late Latin deputatio(n-), from the verb deputare (see depute)

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