delegations
USdel-uh-GAY-shuhnz/ˌdɛləˈɡeɪʃənz/UKdel-i-GAY-shuhnz/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃənz/
- 1Plural of delegation.
Several delegations walked out of the summit after the vote.
Trade delegations from a dozen countries gathered in Geneva.
Note
A plural that usually counts groups, not people: one delegation is already a body of delegates, so several delegations means several separate parties, such as trade delegations or national delegations, each with its own members. The same plural can also count distinct acts of handing something over, as in delegations of authority, though that meaning more often stays uncountable and describes delegation in general.
delegations is a form of delegation
delegation, noun: A group of delegates sent to represent a larger body or organization. Full entry
- Forms
- delegationdelegations plural
- Spelling
- delegation → delegations: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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