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Meaning of "delegacy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DELEGACY

delegacy  [ˈdɛlɪɡəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELEGACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Delegacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DELEGACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of delegacy in the English dictionary

The definition of delegacy in the dictionary is an elected standing committee at some British universities. Other definition of delegacy is a department or institute of a university.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DELEGACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
Agassi
ˈæɡəsɪ
argosy
ˈɑːɡəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
ecstasy
ˈɛkstəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
embassy
ˈɛmbəsɪ
fantasy
ˈfæntəsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
legacy
ˈlɛɡəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
privacy
ˈpraɪvəsɪ
profligacy
ˈprɒflɪɡəsɪ
surrogacy
ˈsʌrəɡəsɪ
Varanasi
vəˈrɑːnəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELEGACY

deleble
delectability
delectable
delectableness
delectably
delectate
delectation
Deledda
delegable
delegacies
delegate
delegatee
delegation
delegator
delegitimation
delegitimisation
delegitimise
delegitimization
delegitimize
delenda

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELEGACY

adequacy
aristocracy
bureaucracy
candidacy
confederacy
curacy
delicacy
fallacy
illegitimacy
illiteracy
inaccuracy
inadequacy
indeterminacy
lacy
legitimacy
lunacy
numeracy
primacy
racy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of delegacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «delegacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELEGACY

Find out the translation of delegacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of delegacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «delegacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

代表团一行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delegacy
570 millions of speakers

English

delegacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिनिधि-मंडल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ندبهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

delegacy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delegacy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিনিধিবর্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

delegacy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Delegacy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

delegacy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

代表団
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

delegacy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Delegacy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ủy quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

delegacy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिनिधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

delegelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delegazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Delegatura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

delegacy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

delegație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αντιπροσωπείου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

delegacy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

delegacy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delegacy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELEGACY»

The term «delegacy» is normally little used and occupies the 147.506 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELEGACY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about delegacy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELEGACY»

Discover the use of delegacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delegacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
(Local Examinations.) First [etc.] Annual Report of the ...
The Delegacy, therefore, though appointed in the Act Term of 1857, could do nothing more before the long vacation than plan the outline of its future proceedings. It was resolved to devote the summer toascertaining, as far as could be done, ...
University of Oxford, 1859
2
1945: The War That Never Ended
Council of National Unity (RJN). Secret Polish Parliament set up in Warsaw in early 1944. The Council did not officially approve of the Warsaw Rising of 1 August and, like the Delegacy, disappeared during the tragic course of the Rising  ...
Gregor Dallas, 2006
3
A Reply to Dr. Huddesford's Observations Relating to the ...
Delegacy to renew a Lease is an Occasional Delegacy ; and when that Lease is renewed, their authority ceases ; but till then, however long the negotiation may last, their trust continues. Thus, till the promulgation of the new Statutes, one set of ...
Benjamin Buckler, 1756
4
History of Oxford University Press: Volume I: Beginnings to 1780
In 1633 the Delegacy was dominated by divines, but, besides a few men of mere MA status representative of the arts faculty, one distinguished lay specialist in civil law and one lay doctor of medicine were included (the last being Peter Turner, ...
Ian Gadd, 2013
5
Politics and the Academy: Arnold Toynbee and the Koraes Chair
3 Meanwhile Principal Barker, who on 14 May had courteously acknowledged the receipt of Eumorfopoulos' letter of the 12th, wrote again on 30 May to Eumorfopoulos that he had made a report to the Delegacy of King's College on the whole ...
Richard Clogg, 2013
6
Historical Dictionary of Poland 1945-1996
DELEGACY FOR THE ARMED FORCES IN POLAND (Delegatura Sit Zbrojnych na Kraj), clandestine organization established in Poland on May 7, 1945, by the commander-in-chief of Polish forces in the West. The Delegacy was based on the  ...
Piotr Wróbel, 2014
7
The History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford: In ...
the whole body to save themselves, and have therefore conspired to set up this Delegacy to seduce and corrupt the unsettled, to oppose the Visitation, and hinder the Reformation of this place. Be pleased to command every man to plead his ...
Anthony à Wood, 1796
8
The history and antiquities of the university of Oxford, ...
the whole body to save themselves, and have therefore conspired to set up this Delegacy to seduce and corrupt the unsettled, to oppose the Visitation, and hinder the Reformation of this place. Be pleased to command every man to plead his ...
Anthony Wood, John Gutch, 1796
9
Observations Relating to the Delegates of the Press: with an ...
And in the Year 1743. when an Occafional Delegacy was appointed March the i8th defective of Regent Mafters. Die Saturni viz. 6to Aprilis 1644. Caufa Con vocation is erat ut Error in SupraScripta Delegatione emen- detur ob Defectum ...
George Huddesford, 1756
10
The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007: Higher ...
A body, known as the Delegacy, was set up to oversee the interests of the C&G College and there was much debate among the various guilds as to representation on this body. The first Delegacy had nineteen members of which eight were ...
Hannah Gay, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELEGACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delegacy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A juggernaut takes a new turn
“We thought we should follow the model we follow in the U.K., of delegacy,” says Barton. This system involves scholars who review the work to ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
2
St. Louis Bore Him
... and lecturing on literature for Oxford University's Extension Delegacy, which offered non-degree, enrichment courses to the general public. «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
3
The Future of Adult Education
... that he had made contact with the Secretary of the Oxford delegacy for extramural work who had initiated the programme in the earlier years. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
4
Estonian and Slovenian PM: the EU must be unified in dealing with …
Cerar invited the Estonian Head of Government to visit Slovenia and confirmed that the Slovenian delegacy will visit Estonia in March to learn ... «The Baltic Course, Feb 15»
5
Peninsula pageantry: Sequim resident getting ready to represent …
“And then, once you are accepted, then you are awarded a delegacy to represent at the state pageant. “Then of course, if I win, I will represent ... «Peninsula Daily, Jan 15»
6
How the angriest black man in America inspired a generation of …
Campaigning students had demanded that all landladies, who wished to remain on the Oxford's delegacy list be required to sign a pledge to ... «Oxford Mail, Dec 14»
7
Where Is Open Democracy In South Africa Today? - OpEd
In February 1952, Thomas Hodgkin who was Secretary of the Oxford University Delegacy for Extra-Mural Studies and Fellow of Ballial College ... «Eurasia Review, Nov 14»
8
Homeland Recap - Human Shield: Season 4 Episode 7 “Redux”
He says he doubts the delegacy was surprised. She asks for an update and he says they are in a holding pattern. She asks if would be good to ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Nov 14»
9
Footpath biking to be included in next Olympics
Robert walker, himself a passionate biker, learned more about the footpath biking from Indian delegacy. Which started as a resort to escape ... «Firstpost, Aug 14»
10
Centenary party for historic house
Its mission as a citizens' house continued until 1957 when the university's delegacy of social training, which had shared the premises and ... «The Oxford Times, Jul 14»

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