delegacy

del·e·ga·cy

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [del-i-guh-see]
- /ˈdɛl ɪ gə si/
- /ˈde.lɪ.ɡə.si/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [del-i-guh-see]
- /ˈdɛl ɪ gə si/

Definitions of delegacy word

noun delegacy an elected standing committee at some British universities 3
noun delegacy a department or institute of a university 3
noun delegacy a delegating or being delegated 3
noun delegacy a delegation 3
noun plural delegacy the position or commission of a delegate. 1
noun plural delegacy the appointing or sending of a delegate. 1

See all 11 definitions of delegacy

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Origin of delegacy

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1525-35; deleg(ate) + -acy

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Parts of speech for Delegacy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Delegacy

delegacy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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