delegacy

del·e·ga·cy

(dĕl′ĭ-gə-sē)

n. pl. del·e·ga·cies

1. The act of delegating or state of being delegated.

2. The authority, office, or position of a delegate.

3. A body of delegates; a delegation.

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delegacy

(ˈdɛlɪɡəsɪ)

n, pl -cies

1. a less common word for delegation¹, delegation²

2. (Education)

a. an elected standing committee at some British universities

b. a department or institute of a university: a delegacy of Education.

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del•e•ga•cy

(ˈdɛl ɪ gə si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. the position or commission of a delegate.

2. the appointing or sending of a delegate.

3. a body of delegates; delegation.

[1525–35]

Delegation, Delegacy

a group of persons appointed to represent others; a body or committee of delegates.

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Noun	1.	delegacy - the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent agency, representation state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" free agency - (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team legal representation - personal representation that has legal status; "an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation" virus - a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"
	2.	delegacy - a group of representatives or delegates delegation, deputation, mission, commission organization, organisation - a group of people who work together diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends embassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively
	3.	delegacy - the appointment of a delegate appointment, designation, naming, assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

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