How to Use delegation in a Sentence

delegation

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  • He's been chosen to lead the delegation to the conference.
  • And that meant there was a rare opening in the state’s congressional delegation.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • And for most of that time, Connecticut’s congressional delegation has been all blue.
    — Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Still, no strategy was offered Tuesday by the US delegation.
    — David Gelles, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
  • This is how the delegations would change in the big states.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • And our delegation that talked to the FDIC last night made that clear.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • And our delegation that talked to the FDIC last night, made that clear.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Learn To Let Go One of the hardest lessons for any entrepreneur to learn is the art of delegation.
    — Steve Sidd, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The fuller truth is that the Court has struck down delegations only twice in our history.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 25 June 2024
  • Here's how the vote broke down among Arizona's House delegation.
    — Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The congressman’s resignation set off a scramble in the state to elect a new Utahn to the delegation.
    — Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • His influence held, and the U.S. sent its delegation to Berlin.
    — Debbie Sharnak & Yannick Kluch / Made By History, TIME, 30 July 2024
  • An Israeli delegation never made it to Cairo for the latest round of talks.
    — Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
  • In the last weeks of 1969, delegations from tribes across the country journeyed to the island, curious to see what this new nation looked like.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 20 Sep. 2023
  • There have been some firsts this Congress, including the first time three Black women are part of the Ohio delegation.
    — Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Since then, there have been many AfD delegations to Russia.
    — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Yet, the belief that there are no conditions proves the naïveté of the Argentine delegation.
    — Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • And then that’s when (comments from the delegation) came from every angle.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 1 June 2023
  • Steil's tweet sparked a spat among members of the delegation as the lawmakers took the debt ceiling debate online.
    — Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • Israel agreed to send a delegation, but Hamas had yet to respond –- until now.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • People can rightly blame me for that and for the consequences of delegation.
    — John Danaher, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The astronaut turned politician is one of the wealthier members of U.S. Congress — and the most well-heeled of his state's delegation.
    — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Most of the San Diego County delegation appeared to give serious thought to the measure, even if the odds were against them ever voting on it.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Todd Foot, who lives across from the school and whose son attended school there, came out of his house to film on his phone as the delegation entered the building early Friday.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The issue is on the agenda, and delegation from Lopez' group, Discerning Deacons, was in Rome for sideline events.
    — Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Welcome back to Kentucky in D.C. — a look at what members of our state's federal delegation have been up to.
    — Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The parade of nations, taking place this time on the Seine with each delegation on a boat, felt distanced just enough in case there had been a major Covid outbreak again.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 27 July 2024
  • None of the co-sponsors in the House resolution is from Arizona's delegation.
    — Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • For the first time in 200 years, the election would go to the House, where each state delegation would get one vote and Trump would almost certainly be installed as president.
    — Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The delegation also includes two members of the parliament and head of the Red Crescent society, and is expected to meet top Lebanese officials, the spokesperson added.
    — NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024

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