Synonyms for delegacy
Most common
commission mission delegation deputation agency representation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Commission
2. Agency
Definitions
- n. 1
The position or state of being a delegate.
- n. 2
A collection of delegates.
Forms
- Plural
- delegacies → commissions, missions, delegations, deputations…
Example sentences
- commission Rachel's going to be out of commission for a while.
- mission My mission is to help people achieve their dreams.
- delegation I do not know anyone from the German delegation.
- agency Tom works for the Environmental Protection Agency.
- representation This painting is a representation of a storm at sea.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| delegacy | falling | |
| commission | falling | |
| mission | rising | |
| delegation | falling | |
| deputation | falling | |
| agency | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- agency3
- 7 letters
- mission2
- 10 letters
- commission3, delegation4, deputation
- 14 letters
- representation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agency3 = 3 syllables).