Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

deputation

 noun
     
dep‧u‧ta‧tion [countable] formal
a small group of people who are sent to talk to someone in authority, as representatives of a larger group
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary