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- noun Plural form of
deputation .
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Examples
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The deputations from the various countries within the Commonwealth and Empire contained some very interesting figures -- not least of all, perhaps, the delegates from India, of whom there were fifteen, including many men now distinguished in the public life of India, and I may say most of whom being followers of Gandhi had had prison terms in their fight f or independence.
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When the troops were dismissed he proceeded to give audience to the deputations from the Macedonian cities who had made offers of money and corn, each according to their ability.
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At Heliopolis he was met by deputations from the Greek inhabitants of
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 09 Georg Ebers 1867
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At Heliopolis he was met by deputations from the Greek inhabitants of
An Egyptian Princess — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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At Heliopolis he was met by deputations from the Greek inhabitants of
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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At Heliopolis he was met by deputations from the Greek inhabitants of
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 09 Georg Ebers 1867
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At Heliopolis he was met by deputations from the Greek inhabitants of
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 09 Georg Ebers 1867
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On Thursday, deputations from the Frenchmen resident in the city, and from the gentlemen of the Bar, waited on him, and presented congratulatory addresses.
Memoirs of General Lafayette Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de 1824
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On Thursday, deputations from the Frenchmen resident in the city, and from the gentlemen of the Bar, waited on him, and presented congratulatory addresses.
Memoirs of General Lafayette : with an Account of His Visit to America and His Reception By the People of the United State Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette 1795
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One notable characteristic that defined these college YMCAs — particularly those among the Ivy League schools — were their weekly "deputations," or local mission trips.
The Spiritual Pathway to March Madness John A. Murray 2010
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