Definition of "deputation" []

• A person or group appointed to represent another or others; a delegation. (noun)
• The act of deputing. (noun)
• The state of being deputed. (noun)

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• "Soon after my arrival a deputation from the Greek Christians of the place came to request my interference in a matter which had occasioned vast excitement."
• "In fact only the week before last they received a deputation from the Commission of the European Community."
• "During the recess a deputation from the Dutch Reformed Church interviewed the Minister and pressed for some form of extended control over internal publications."