deputation
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See also: députation
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French députation, from Late Latin deputatio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
deputation (countable and uncountable, plural deputations)
- The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
- 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:
- The authority of conscience stands founded upon its vicegerency and deputation under God.
- The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
- The general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce.
- 1850, George Long, France and Its Revolutions: A Pictorial History, 1789-1848, page 29:
- A deputation came to the Hotel de Ville from the district of the Mathurins, where the people had assembled, appointed a president and other officers, and begun to make a list of the citizens who were able to bear arms.
- Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
Usage notes[edit]
The use of the word in the missionary sense has been common in churches and mission organizations for over a century, but has recently been giving way to the more "bureaucratic" term "home ministry assignment". As commonly used, a missionary does deputation or is on deputation. However, the missionary is not called a "deputy" nor is the person said to be a part of a "deputation". Deputation begins when the missionary is officially commissioned to be a missionary, and it ends when the person goes to the mission field.
Translations[edit]
appointing a representative
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Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
deputation c (singular definite deputationen, plural indefinite deputationer)
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Declension[edit]
Declension of deputation
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | deputation | deputationen | deputationer | deputationerne |
genitive | deputations | deputationens | deputationers | deputationernes |
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