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  • n  a group of representatives or delegates
  • n  authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

  • The Farmers' Union decided to send a deputation to Premier Baldwin to lay before him the "deplorable state of British agriculture.
  • A deputation of British letter carriers doffed their blue caps and presented a petition at the office of the Postmaster General last week.
  • Last week, another large citizens' deputation subscribed $30,000 to distribute petitions to recall Mayor Bowles.
Quotes

  • Winston Churchill in Telegraph.co.uk
    Four days later - the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbour - Mr Churchill wrote in response: "Much as I should like to meet the deputation of the Welsh Parliamentary Party, I regret that, owing to the many tasks which fall to my lot at this time, it is...
  • Chakraborty in Economic Times
    Replying to a query on whether he had spoken to the chief election commissioner in this regard, Mr Chakravarty said: "No. Our entire force is on deputation duty with the Election Commission."
  • Narendra Modi in Times of India
    A Modi aide said, "Urban secretary SR Rao, selected for deputation in Delhi, may get a posting only after October. Till then nobody can think of replacing him."

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