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delegacy

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del⋅e⋅ga⋅cy

  [del-i-guh-see]
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–noun, plural -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.
Origin:
1525–35; deleg(ate) + -acy
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del·e·ga·cy   (děl'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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