deputation

Definition

The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

Etymology

From Middle French députation, from Late Latin deputatio.

Example Sentences

• "The authority of conscience stands founded upon its vicegerency and deputation under God."
• "The general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce."
• "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."