Delegacy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent

a group of representatives or delegates

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪstˈɜːnpaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛlɪɡəsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛlɪɡəsi/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪstˈɜːnpaɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deputation mission commission agency representation delegation

Word Forms

represent	verb	be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
agent	noun	a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
depute	verb	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
commissioner	noun	a member of a commission
delegate	verb	transfer power to someone
missioner	noun	someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Delegation

der Stand der Tätigkeit als offizieller und bevollmächtigter Delegierter oder Vertreter

🇫🇷French

délégation

l'état de servir en tant que délégué ou agent officiel et autorisé

🇪🇸Spanish

delegación

el estado de servir como delegado o agente oficial y autorizado

🇮🇹Italian

delega

lo stato di prestare servizio come funzionario e delegato o agente autorizzato

🇳🇱Dutch

delegatie

de staat waarin hij optreedt als officiële en bevoegde afgevaardigde of agent

🇵🇹Portuguese

delegacia

o estado de servir como delegado ou agente oficial e autorizado

🇷🇺Russian

делегирование

состояние работы в качестве официального и уполномоченного делегата или агента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिनिधि

एक आधिकारिक और अधिकृत प्रतिनिधि या एजेंट के रूप में सेवा करने की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিনিধিত্ব

সরকারী এবং অনুমোদিত প্রতিনিধি বা এজেন্ট হিসাবে পরিবেশন করার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரதிநிதித்துவம்

அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மற்றும் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பிரதிநிதி அல்லது முகவராக பணியாற்றும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతినిధిత్వం

అధికారిక మరియు అధీకృత ప్రతినిధి లేదా ఏజెంట్‌గా పనిచేసే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिनिधीत्व

अधिकृत आणि अधिकृत प्रतिनिधी किंवा एजंट म्हणून काम करण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિનિધિત્વ

સત્તાવાર અને અધિકૃત પ્રતિનિધિ અથવા એજન્ટ તરીકે સેવા આપવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಯೋಗ

ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ ಅಥವಾ ಏಜೆಂಟ್ ಆಗಿ ಸೇವೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിനിധി

ഔദ്യോഗികവും അംഗീകൃതവുമായ പ്രതിനിധി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏജൻ്റ് ആയി സേവിക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੈਲੀਗੇਸੀ

ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਡੈਲੀਗੇਟ ਜਾਂ ਏਜੰਟ ਵਜੋਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

وفد

ایک سرکاری اور مجاز مندوب یا ایجنٹ کے طور پر خدمات انجام دینے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

代表权

担任官方和授权代表或代理人的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

委任

公式かつ権限を与えられた代表者または代理人としての役割を果たしている状態

🇰🇷Korean

위임

공식적이고 승인된 대리인 또는 대리인으로 근무하는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quyền đại diện

tình trạng phục vụ như một đại biểu hoặc đại lý chính thức và được ủy quyền

🇹🇭Thai

การมอบอำนาจ

สถานะของการทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้รับมอบสิทธิ์หรือตัวแทนอย่างเป็นทางการและได้รับอนุญาต

🇮🇩Indonesian

delegasi

keadaan menjabat sebagai delegasi atau agen yang resmi dan berwenang

🇵🇭Filipino

delegasyon

ang estado ng paglilingkod bilang isang opisyal at awtorisadong delegado o ahente

🇲🇾Malay

perwakilan

keadaan berkhidmat sebagai wakil atau ejen rasmi dan diberi kuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفويض

حالة العمل كمندوب أو وكيل رسمي ومفوض

🇮🇷Persian

تفویض اختیار

وضعیت خدمت به عنوان نماینده یا نماینده رسمی و مجاز

🇹🇷Turkish

delegasyon

resmi ve yetkili delege veya temsilci olarak hizmet etme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

נציגות

המדינה לשמש כנציג או סוכן רשמי ומורשה

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