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delegation

 
 
/ˌdelɪˈgeɪʃən/ noun

Translation

GROUP [C] a group of people who have been chosen to represent a much larger group of people
heyet üyeleri, delegeler, temsilciler
a delegation of Chinese officials669
WORK [U] when you give someone else part of your work or some of your responsibilities
yetki verme, görevlendirme
1877
(Definition of delegation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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