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deputation definition

depu·ta·tion (dep′yo̵̅o̅ tā′s̸hən, -yə-)

noun

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

Etymology: ME deputacioun < LL deputatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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