Dictionary
del•e•ga•cy
Pronunciation: (del'i-gu-sē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -cies.
1. the position or commission of a delegate.
2. the appointing or sending of a delegate.
3. a body of delegates; delegation.
4. (at Oxford University) a permanent committee charged with certain duties.
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