dep·u·ta·tion
noun/ˌdepjuˈteɪʃn/
/ˌdepjuˈteɪʃn/
[countable + singular or plural verb]- a small group of people who are asked or allowed to act or speak for others
代表团 - The mayor agreed to receive a deputation of local residents.
市长同意接待当地居民代表团。 - Both sides in the dispute sent deputations to the prime minister's office.
争端双方均派代表前往总理办公室。
Extra Examples- A deputation of 40 strikers was organized.
由 40 名罢工者组成了一个代表团。 - The managing director agreed to receive a deputation from the factory.
总经理同意接见工厂的代表团。 - They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.
他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + deputation- organize
- send
- meet
- …
- deputation from
- deputation of
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘appointment to an office or function’): from late Latin deputatio(n-), from the verb deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’. - The mayor agreed to receive a deputation of local residents.