Synonyms for deputation
Most common
commission delegation delegacy appointment relegation legation
All synonyms
Noun
1. Delegation
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
Forms
- Plural
- deputations → delegations, commissions, missions, delegacies…
Example sentences
- commission Rachel's going to be out of commission for a while.
- delegation I do not know anyone from the German delegation.
- appointment But I have an appointment with my client tomorrow.
- relegation My favourite team is nearing relegation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deputation | falling | |
| commission | falling | |
| delegation | falling | |
| delegacy | falling | |
| appointment | falling | |
| relegation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- mission2
- 8 letters
- legation, delegacy
- 10 letters
- commission3, delegation4, relegation
- 11 letters
- appointment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mission2 = 2 syllables).