Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun delegacy

3 senses of delegacy

Sense 1
representation, delegacy, agency -- (the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent)
       => state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")

Sense 2
deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission -- (a group of representatives or delegates)
       => organization, organisation -- (a group of people who work together)

Sense 3
delegacy -- (the appointment of a delegate)
       => appointment, assignment, designation, naming -- (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee")