Groups of people chosen to represent others, or the act of giving authority to someone else to do a task.
From Latin delegatus (past participle of delegare: de- 'away' + legare 'to send as a representative'). The word evolved through Old French and Middle English to mean both the group of representatives and the act of assigning responsibility.
Delegations appear in some of humanity's oldest documents—Roman senators used the term for official groups sent to negotiate treaties, a practice that directly influenced how modern governments organize their diplomacy today.
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