deputation

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

depu·ta·tion [deputation deputations] BrE [ˌdepjuˈteɪʃn] NAmE [ˌdepjuˈteɪʃn] noun countable singular or plural verb
a small group of people who are asked or allowed to act or speak for others

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘appointment to an office or function’): from late Latin deputatio(n-), from the verb deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ putare ‘consider’.

Example Bank:
•A deputation of 40 strikers was organized.
•The managing director agreed to receive a deputation from the factory.
•They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.
•Both sides in the dispute sent deputations to the prime minister's office.
•The mayor agreed to receive a deputation of local residents.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, commission, delegacy, mission