delegacy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(del′i gə sē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
del•e•ga•cy  (del′i gə sē),USA pronunciation 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.
  4. (at Oxford University) a permanent committee charged with certain duties.
  • deleg(ate) + -acy 1525–35


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