Deputation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Deputation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deputation n a group of representatives or delegates [syn: deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission] authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions Synonym(s): delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deputation \Dep`uta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]putation. See {Depute}.] 1. The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency. The authority of conscience stands founded upon its vicegerency and deputation* under God. --South. 2. The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce. {By deputation}, or {In deputation}, by delegated authority; as substitute; through the medium of a deputy. [Obs.] Say to great C[91]sar this: In deputation I kiss his conquering hand. --Shak.