| 词汇 | deputation |
| 释义 | deputation noun[ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk /ˌdep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌdep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/ a group of people sent to speak or act for others: 代表团 deputation toThey sent a deputation to Parliament.他们向议会派了一个代表团。 She was sent on a deputation to see the Pope.她受指派随代表团前往拜见教皇。 deputation fromThe deputation from the EU arrives/arrive tomorrow.欧盟代表团明天到达。 deputation ofa deputation of local government officials当地政府官员代表团 Replacing and exchanging alternate alternatively bargain something away behalf change over compensation lieu make up for something name novate part exchange shoe sing someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom spare substitutability substitutable substitution substitutive succeed Examples of deputationdeputation The deputation was in-uential and important but in the end practical considerations won the day and the idea of compulsion was dropped. The latter, in general use on the continent, were highly praised and immediately adopted on the deputation's return. Church groups continued to appeal to the conscience of the colonial authorities by sending deputations to the administration to express concern. Because, rather to my surprise, the civil servants came along in deputation and said that they wanted it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People normally do not go on deputations unless they feel very strongly about the subject matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then he was interrupted by a member of the deputation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was one of the representatives of the board who received that deputation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am, however, meeting a deputation from the manufacturers in the near future to consider their proposals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have answered the question about a deputation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thirdly, the deputation made a series of proposals for alternative work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I saw a member of the deputation and asked him what his recollection was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope he will not think that we did anything which we did not fully inform the deputation was going to be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will arrange for a deputation to be received when he has decided another appeal from the same neighbourhood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The all-sports deputation was kind enough to say that it did not find me entirely ignorant upon the question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have also been a considerable number of deputations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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