as in delegation
a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group
the committee chose a five-person delegacy to attend the national conference
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Other foreign attendees included the president of Iraq, the Afghan foreign minister and a delegation from Hamas.
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A number of visiting foreign dignitaries, including former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and delegations from China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India and Afghanistan, also visited the site, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency.
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Other states with sizable contingents include West Virginia, Nebraska, Florida and Louisiana.
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The technology and crypto contingent The technology names point at the next use as much as the current one.
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