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Plural of delegation

regular plural

The plural of delegation is delegations.

Forms of delegation

Singulardelegation /dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Pluraldelegations
Countablecountable and uncountable

Delegations in a sentence

  • The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction.From the entry relinquish
  • A fight broke out between two rival delegations: the gym bros and the bikers.2014, Rob Colton, Enforcer, →ISBN. From the entry gym bro
  • Memory Alpha was to have been the pride of the Federation's scientific and educational delegations.2013, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Star Trek: Signature Edition: Worlds in Collision. From the entry Memory Alpha
  • Putin would first hold a “tête-à-tête” discussion with interpreters, followed by negotiations by delegations and “a working breakfast.”2025 August 15, Ashley Ahn, “Trump-Putin Meeting: What Time, Where and How to Watch”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry tête-à-tête
  • At the headquarters of the Liangjiang New Area, billed as China’s third-largest development zone, visiting delegations were once greeted with a video of Mr.2012 May 5, Dan Levin, “China, in Old Tradition, Races to Airbrush Fallen Leader Out of Public Life”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry Liangjiang

Meaning of delegation

  1. noun An act of delegating.
  2. noun The condition of being delegated.
  3. noun A group of delegates.

Full definition of delegation

Questions about the plural of delegation

What is the plural of delegation?
The plural of delegation is delegations.
Is delegation countable?
Delegation is a countable and uncountable noun.

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