- (n.) The act of deputing or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "deputation" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/deputation/definitions/1996381> |