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delegation

[del-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌdɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /




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Thousands of guests from 130 countries are due to attend, including a low-key US delegation.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But this is the second year in a row that China has declined to send its defence minister, instead choosing to send a lower-level delegation.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Talks on a possible deal got a boost last summer after Carney and Canada’s energy minister, one of his former Goldman Sachs colleagues, traveled to Germany with a Canadian trade delegation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The proposal would have targeted the district of Congressman James Clyburn, the lone Democrat in South Carolina's delegation and one of the most influential Black lawmakers in US history.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The Virginia delegation had already received its marching orders to mobilize behind an amended version of the report.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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