delegacy
/ˈdɛlɪɡəsi/
noun
- A group of people chosen to represent others, especially at a meeting or conference.
- Each club in the organization elects a delegacy to the annual council meeting.
- The delegacy from the local community presented their concerns to the mayor.
- The university sent a delegacy to the international education summit.
- The position or office of a delegate; the state of being a delegate.
- The responsibilities of the delegacy include voting on behalf of the members.
- She accepted the delegacy to represent her department at the national conference.
- His delegacy lasted for two years before he was replaced.
- A committee or body of delegates that has authority to make decisions for a larger group.
- The delegacy voted unanimously to approve the new policy.
- The board formed a delegacy to handle the budget negotiations.
- All major decisions must go through the delegacy before being implemented.
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