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delegacy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun delegacy has 3 senses
- delegacy(n = noun.state) agency, representation - the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent; Array is a kind of state
- delegacy(n = noun.group) commission, delegation, deputation, mission - a group of representatives or delegates; Array is a kind of organisation, organization
- delegacy(n = noun.act) Array - the appointment of a delegate; Array is a kind of appointment, assignment, designation, naming
has particulars: free agency, legal representation, virus
has particulars: diplomatic mission, embassy
Derived forms verb delegate2, verb delegate1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
delegacy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a system of delegating.
2 a an appointment as a delegate. b a body of delegates; a delegation.
1 a system of delegating.
2 a an appointment as a delegate. b a body of delegates; a delegation.
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