From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deputation \Dep'u*ta"tion\, noun [Cf. F. d['e]putation. See {Depute}.]
1. The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The authority of conscience stands founded upon its vicegerency and deputation under God. --South.
2. The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce.
{By deputation}, or {In deputation}, by delegated authority; as substitute; through the medium of a deputy. [Obs.]
Say to great C[ae]sar this: In deputation I kiss his conquering hand. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a group of representatives or delegates [syn: {commission}, {delegation}, {delegacy}, {mission}]
2: authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegating}, {delegation}, {relegating}, {relegation}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "deputation": accession, agency, agentship, anointing, anointment, appointment, arrogation, assignment, assumption, authority, authorization, brevet, care, change, charge, commission, commissioning, commitment, committee, commutation, consecration, consignment, coronation, cure, delegated authority, delegation, deputyship, devolution, devolvement, displacement, election, embassy, empowerment, entrusting, entrustment, errand, exchange, executorship, exequatur, factorship, full power, jurisdiction, legation, legitimate succession, license, lieutenancy, mandate, mission, office, plenipotentiary power, power of attorney, power to act, procuration, proxy, purview, quid pro quo, regency, regentship, replacement, representation, responsibility, seizure, subcommittee, subrogation, substitution, succession, supersedence, superseding, supersedure, supersession, supplantation, supplanting, supplantment, switch, taking over, task, tit for tat, trust, trusteeship, usurpation, vicarious authority, vicariousness, warrant
Define.com is a registered nonprofit corporation dedicated solely to the global public interest and the advancement of humanity. It belongs to all of us who have a desire to promote electronic democracy, science, creativity, imagination, reason, critical thinking, peace, race and gender equality, civil rights, equal access to education, personal liberty, free speech, animal rights, compassionate and nonviolent parenting, social and economic justice, global monetary reform, Secular Humanism, cognitive liberty and a permanent cessation of The War on Drugs.
Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together.
0