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Meanings of
deputation
in English
Portuguese
delegação
Catalan
diputació
Spanish
delegación
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Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions.
delegation
relegation
delegating
relegating
Portuguese
delegação
Portuguese
embaixada
Catalan
diputació
Spanish
comité
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A group of representatives or delegates.
commission
mission
delegacy
Portuguese
embaixada
Usage of
deputation
in English
1
The
deputation
took the next steamer and proceeded to the national capital.
2
The reader may ask the object which this
deputation
had in view.
3
The following is a copy of the memorial presented by the
deputation
:
-
4
Let us send a
deputation
to him of the bravest among us.
5
The president of the Medjlis consented to receive a
deputation
from them.
6
Notwithstanding this, no one in the
deputation
ever pulls off his hat.
7
The last time they sent a
deputation
to the palace everybody trembled.
8
The mob have accompanied the
deputation
hither, and hence arise these cries.
9
However they sent another
deputation
a second time and finally embraced Islam.
10
The
deputation
came and thanked her for her munificent act of charity.
11
Two of us were to form the
deputation
,
and proceed at once.
12
On arriving at the shore, the
deputation
were met by many personages.
13
At eight o'clock in the evening there came a
deputation
from Paris.
14
I gave them a plug each all round, and the
deputation
withdrew.
15
The
deputation
became zealous converts, and on their return converted their countrymen.
16
A
deputation
of natives of Alsace and Lorraine came to thank us.
Other examples for "deputation"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
deputation
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
send a deputation
receive the deputation
large deputation
first deputation
last deputation
More collocations
Translations for
deputation
Portuguese
delegação
embaixada
comissão
comitê
comité
missão
Catalan
diputació
delegació
comitè
comissió
comanda
Spanish
delegación
diputación
comité
encomienda
comisión
Deputation
through the time
Deputation
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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