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{
"term": "delegation",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a group of people who represent the views of an organization, a country, etc.",
"labels": "(US English)(British English)(North American English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the Dutch delegation to the United Nations"
},
{
"text": "a delegation of teachers"
},
{
"text": "The Japanese delegation has/have arrived."
},
{
"text": "A well-known academic will head the delegation."
},
{
"text": "The British delegation walked out of the discussions in protest."
},
{
"text": "The Prime Minister met with an all-party delegation from the city council."
},
{
"text": "The delegation included representatives from nine nations."
},
{
"text": "The delegation will visit several Middle Eastern countries for talks."
},
{
"text": "The government invited an international delegation to inspect the plant."
},
{
"text": "a delegation representing the new regime"
},
{
"text": "an official delegation from Austria"
},
{
"text": "We have arranged a meeting with a high-powered delegation of Asian business leaders."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["large", "small", "high-level"],
"verb + delegation": ["send", "head", "lead"],
"delegation + verb": [
"represent something",
"include something",
"visit somebody/something"
],
"preposition": [
"in a/the delegation",
"delegation from",
"delegation of"
],
"phrases": [
"the head of a delegation",
"the leader of a delegation",
"a member of a delegation"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the process of giving somebody work or responsibilities that would usually be yours",
"examples": [
{
"text": "delegation of authority/decision-making"
},
{
"text": "All managers should learn effective delegation."
},
{
"text": "Many of these tasks can be dealt with by delegation."
},
{
"text": "delegation of responsibility"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["effective", "successful"],
"preposition": ["by delegation", "delegation of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌdelɪˈɡeɪʃn/",
"audio": "de/delegation/delegation__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌdelɪˈɡeɪʃn/",
"audio": "de/delegation/delegation__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (denoting the action or process of delegating; also in the sense ‘delegated power’): from Latin delegatio(n-), from delegare ‘send on a commission’, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’."
}