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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
deputation
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.
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