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delegation

 noun
     
del‧e‧ga‧tion
1 [countable] a group of people who represent a company, organization etc
delegation to
the head of the American delegation to the United Nations
delegation of
a delegation of government officials
A trade delegation will visit Kuwait.
2 [uncountable] the process of giving power or work to someone else so that they are responsible for part of what you normally do
delegation of
the delegation of authority
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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