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# deputation

noun (deputations)

«deputation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A deputation is a small group of people chosen to go and speak or ask for something on behalf of others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deputation/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a group sent by a crowd or village to speak to a king, a mayor or a leader.

### Examples

- The villagers sent a deputation to the mayor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deputation/#x1)
- Let us choose a deputation of the bravest to go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deputation/#x2)
- The deputation waited outside the palace gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deputation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deputation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deputation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deputation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deputation.html) on Mova free.