delegacy

/ˈdɛləgəsi/
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Other forms: delegacies

Definitions of delegacy
  1. noun
    the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
    synonyms: agency, representation
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    types:
    free agency
    (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team
    legal representation
    personal representation that has legal status
    virus
    a harmful or corrupting agency
    type of:
    state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  2. noun
    a group of representatives or delegates
    synonyms: commission, delegation, deputation, mission
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    diplomatic mission
    a mission serving diplomatic ends
    embassy
    an ambassador and his or her entourage collectively
    High Commission
    an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another
    foreign mission, legation
    a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
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    organisation, organization
    a group of people who work together
  3. noun
    the appointment of a delegate
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    appointment, assignment, designation, naming
    the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
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