/del'i gay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
2. the body of delegates chosen to represent a political unit, as a state, in an assembly: the New Jersey delegation in Congress.
3. the act of delegating.
4. the state of being delegated.
[ 1605-15; delegation- (s. of delegatio ), equiv. to delegat ( us ) (see DELEGATE) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 2. commission.