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n. - A group of representatives; The state of serving as an official and authorized agent.

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Usage examples (4)
  • What bitter responsibility to offset the power of super-delegacy, hmmm?
  • Or else before any suit begin, the plaintiff shall have his complaint approved by a set delegacy to that purpose; if it be of moment he shall be suffered as before, to...
  • If a week or a fortnight of parliamentary time is expended in defining the meaning of the supreme authority of Parliament, or in deciding whether the Irish delegacy is...
  • The twenty-one colleges and four halls, and the delegacy of non-collegiate students -- that is of students not affiliated to any college or hall -- have all the same...
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