noun
1 people who represent a company, country, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , small
▪ high-level , high-powered ( esp. BrE )
▪ international
▪ all-party , joint (both BrE )
▪
The Prime Minister met with an all-party ~ from the city council.
▪ government , military , official , parliamentary , state , union ( BrE )
▪ business , peace , trade
VERB + DELEGATION
▪ send
▪ head , lead
▪
A well-known academic will head the ~.
▪ meet
DELEGATION + VERB
▪ represent sth
▪
a ~ representing the new regime
▪ include sth
▪
The ~ included representatives from nine nations.
▪ visit sb/sth
▪
The ~ will visit several Middle Eastern countries for talks
▪ meet sb
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
all the ministers in the ~
▪ ~ from
▪
an official ~ from Austria
▪ ~ of
▪
a high-powered ~ of Asian businessmen
PHRASES
▪ the head of a ~ , the leader of a ~
▪ a member of a ~
2 giving a job to sb with a lower rank
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective , successful
▪
All managers should learn effective ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
Many of these tasks can be dealt with by ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
~ of responsibility