Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: delegation
IPA transcription: [d,ɛləɡ'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of delegation
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
    Meaning: a group of representatives or delegates
Usage examples
  • We must elect a delegation to negotiate with the other Socialist parties and organisation...."
  • Troops were said to be marching against Petrograd--a delegation must be sent to tell them the truth.
  • They walked back from the door, whence they had escorted the delegation, and stood looking down at the saurian heads on the rug. Harrington raised his voice and called to a Kragan sergeant whose chevrons were painted on all four arms.
  • These powers are to be exercised only for certain specified objects; and the purposes, declared in the beginning of the deed or instrument of delegation, were "to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
  • DURING the Hudson-Fulton celebration of October, 1909, Burgomaster Van Leeuwen, of Amsterdam, member of the delegation sent officially from Holland to escort the Half Moon and participate in the functions of the anniversary, paid a visit to the Edison laboratory at Orange to see the inventor, who may be regarded as pre-eminent among those of Dutch descent in this country.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Thomas Jefferson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Joseph Barondess, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Saint Peter, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Julius Caesar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Benjamin Franklin, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Robert Garran, License CC BY-SA 4.0