Delegation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of representatives or delegates

authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaɪsəlfˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈaɪsəlfˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delegacy deputation mission commission relegation delegating relegating

Word Forms

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
relegate	verb	refer to another person for decision or judgment

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

délégation

un groupe de représentants ou de délégués

🇪🇸Spanish

delegación

un grupo de representantes o delegados

🇮🇹Italian

delegazione

un gruppo di rappresentanti o delegati

🇳🇱Dutch

delegatie

een groep vertegenwoordigers of afgevaardigden

🇵🇹Portuguese

delegação

um grupo de representantes ou delegados

🇷🇺Russian

делегация

группа представителей или делегатов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिनिधि मंडल

प्रतिनिधियों या प्रतिनिधियों का एक समूह

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিনিধি দল

প্রতিনিধি বা প্রতিনিধিদের একটি দল

🇮🇳Tamil

தூதுக்குழு

பிரதிநிதிகள் அல்லது பிரதிநிதிகளின் குழு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతినిధి బృందం

ప్రతినిధులు లేదా ప్రతినిధుల సమూహం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिनिधी मंडळ

प्रतिनिधी किंवा प्रतिनिधींचा एक गट

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિનિધિમંડળ

પ્રતિનિધિઓ અથવા પ્રતિનિધિઓનું જૂથ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಯೋಗ

ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳ ಗುಂಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിനിധി സംഘം

ഒരു കൂട്ടം പ്രതിനിധികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതിനിധികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਫ਼ਦ

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਡੈਲੀਗੇਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

وفد

نمائندوں یا مندوبین کا ایک گروپ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

代表团

一组代表或代表

🇯🇵Japanese

代表団

代表者または代表者のグループ

🇰🇷Korean

대표단

대표자 또는 대표자의 그룹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phái đoàn

một nhóm đại diện hoặc đại biểu

🇹🇭Thai

การมอบหมาย

กลุ่มผู้แทนหรือผู้แทน

🇮🇩Indonesian

delegasi

sekelompok perwakilan atau delegasi

🇵🇭Filipino

delegasyon

isang grupo ng mga kinatawan o delegado

🇲🇾Malay

delegasi

sekumpulan wakil atau perwakilan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وفد

مجموعة من الممثلين أو المندوبين

🇮🇷Persian

هیئت نمایندگی

گروهی از نمایندگان یا نمایندگان

🇹🇷Turkish

heyet

bir grup temsilci veya delege

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁלַחַת

קבוצה של נציגים או צירים

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