deputation

«deputation» in Mova's school dictionary: a small group of people chosen to go and speak or ask for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (deputations)

meaning for a pupil

A deputation is a small group of people chosen to go and speak or ask for something on behalf of others. tree →

sense 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 →
• Let us choose a deputation of the bravest to go. tree →
• The deputation waited outside the palace gate. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «deputation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.