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DELEGACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The appointment of a delegate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("delegacy" is a kind of...):
appointment; assignment; designation; naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)
Derivation:
delegate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
delegate (transfer power to someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A group of representatives or delegates
Synonyms:
commission; delegacy; delegation; deputation; mission
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("delegacy" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delegacy"):
diplomatic mission (a mission serving diplomatic ends)
embassy (an ambassador and his entourage collectively)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
Synonyms:
agency; delegacy; representation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("delegacy" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delegacy"):
free agency ((sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team)
legal representation (personal representation that has legal status)
virus (a harmful or corrupting agency)
