DEPUTATION
\dˌɛpjuːtˈe͡ɪʃən], \dˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən], \d_ˌɛ_p_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DEPUTATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A deputy, or deputies collectively; a delegation.
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The act of deputing, or the state of being deputed.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of deputing; a special commission or authority to act; the person or persons deputed to transact business for another.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Persons authorised to act for others; a special commission or delegation appointed by a public body.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Act of deputing, or of appointing a substitute or representative;—the person or persons deputed or commissioned by another to act on his behalf.
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The act of deputing, or sending with a special commission; vicegerency.
By Thomas Sheridan
