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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]:
deputation
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
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