deputation.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
Meaning & usage
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
The general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce.
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French députation, from Late Latin deputatio.
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