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as in contingents
a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group
a delegation from the local scout troop is being sent to the national jamboree
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as in mandates
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the delegation by the president to the secretary of state of complete control of the nation's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of delegations
The ceremonies, too, were split geographically, with Olympic cauldrons in both cities, with the athletes’ parade further shared with Livigno and Predazzo, national delegations divided according to where their events would be held.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Zelensky said that Washington had proposed that Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet in the United States, probably in Miami, in a week’s time.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The multiple locations—and, for the first time in Olympic history, dual cauldrons, in Milan and the mountain town of Cortina—could be a bit disorienting, especially with the Parade of Nations splitting up delegations of athletes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
That was the only way to see countries' delegations backflipping and mean-mugging from places like Cortina and Livigno, sort of alternating with the parade in Milan.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
NBCUniversal is sending more than 25 social media stars to Italy—from Kylie Kelce to Bowen Yang—a larger group than the official athlete delegations representing New Zealand, Hungary or Spain.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The delegations gathered on Wednesday as Ukraine reeled from a major Russian drone and missile bombardment on Monday night, which Ukrainian officials said caused serious damage to the country's energy grid.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
Facilitating business deals Large business delegations often accompany national leaders when making state visits.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are sending large delegations of ministers, royals, and business leaders to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Zelensky said that Washington had proposed that Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet in the United States, probably in Miami, in a week’s time.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The multiple locations—and, for the first time in Olympic history, dual cauldrons, in Milan and the mountain town of Cortina—could be a bit disorienting, especially with the Parade of Nations splitting up delegations of athletes.
—Judy Berman, Time, 7 Feb. 2026
That was the only way to see countries' delegations backflipping and mean-mugging from places like Cortina and Livigno, sort of alternating with the parade in Milan.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
NBCUniversal is sending more than 25 social media stars to Italy—from Kylie Kelce to Bowen Yang—a larger group than the official athlete delegations representing New Zealand, Hungary or Spain.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The delegations gathered on Wednesday as Ukraine reeled from a major Russian drone and missile bombardment on Monday night, which Ukrainian officials said caused serious damage to the country's energy grid.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
Facilitating business deals Large business delegations often accompany national leaders when making state visits.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are sending large delegations of ministers, royals, and business leaders to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegations
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With athletes spread across four clusters, even the countries with larger contingents were walking in smaller numbers at each venue.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those comments have caused a lot of confusion and angst among European governments—many of whom have sent small military contingents to Greenland, not really as a show of force as much as a signal of disapproval.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Kennedy also removed all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's expert vaccine panel and filled many of the positions with people who have been vaccine skeptics or questioned COVID-19 vaccine mandates.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those two mandates brought ire from nonteaching staff from across the district.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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In any field of knowledge, there is a web of legitimacy, knotted together by visible signals of trust, such as degrees, publications, affiliations and accreditations.—
Micah Altman,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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These voluntary accreditations come with stricter animal welfare and conservation standards.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Delegations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegations. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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