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Deputation is defined as making someone a representative of another person.

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An example of a deputation is making citizens acting deputies during a tragedy.

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noun

a deputing or being deputed
a group of persons, or one person, appointed to represent others

Origin: ME deputacioun < LL deputatio

See deputation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A person or group appointed to represent another or others; a delegation.
a. The act of deputing.
b. The state of being deputed.

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