Dictionary
del•e•ga•tion
Pronunciation: (del"i-gā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. a group or body of delegates:
Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
2. the body of delegates chosen to represent a political unit, as a state, in an assembly:
the New Jersey delegation in Congress.
3. the act of delegating.
4. the state of being delegated.
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