del·e·ga·cy (d l  -g -s )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. |
delegacy [ˈdɛlɪgəsɪ]
n pl -cies
1. a less common word for delegation [1] [2]
2. (Social Science / Education)
a. an elected standing committee at some British universities
b. a department or institute of a university a delegacy of Education
Delegation, Delegacy a group of persons appointed to represent others; a body or committee of delegates.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  delegacy - the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agentstate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" free agency - (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team legal representation - personal representation that has legal status; "an person who has been declared incompetent should have legal representation" virus - a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone" |
| 2. |  delegacy - a group of representatives or delegatesorganization, organisation - a group of people who work together diplomatic mission - a mission serving diplomatic ends embassy - an ambassador and his entourage collectively | |
| 3. | delegacy - the appointment of a delegate appointment, designation, naming, assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
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