How to Use delegation in a Sentence

delegation

noun
  • He's been chosen to lead the delegation to the conference.
  • Here are three reasons delegation is so hard—and how to shift each one.
    — Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Still, there’s more to delegation than just ticking off the items on a long to-do list.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Iran has since refused to send a delegation to a new round of peace talks in Pakistan.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The delegations held talks on board, sitting on two rows of pink couches, photos showed.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Most leaders assume delegation and trust fail when someone drops the ball.
    — Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Usha Vance, the second lady, joined the delegation on the trip.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The entire delegation was won over.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
  • And then that’s when (comments from the delegation) came from every angle.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 1 June 2023
  • Here's how the vote broke down among Arizona's House delegation.
    — Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The fuller truth is that the Court has struck down delegations only twice in our history.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 25 June 2024
  • Bass was on a trip to Ghana as part of a presidential delegation.
    — Michael R. Blood, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • Chartock spoke with me in Chongqing last week as part of a delegation from Seattle.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 May 2026
  • Focus on the high-impact delegations that would free up at least 10 hours of my week in total.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The second part is about designing your work for delegation.
    — Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And our delegation that talked to the FDIC last night made that clear.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The key is co-creation, not complete delegation.
    — Julian Givi, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The update came with a video of King Philippe speaking to the delegation.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • When vision is well defined, delegation ceases to be risky.
    — Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • People can rightly blame me for that and for the consequences of delegation.
    — John Danaher, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Our own Arkansas delegation members ran for their lives and hid in fear.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And our delegation that talked to the FDIC last night, made that clear.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Israel agreed to send a delegation, but Hamas had yet to respond –- until now.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The first draft of the map shocked much of the California delegation.
    — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • And that meant there was a rare opening in the state’s congressional delegation.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Few Senate delegations have changed more in the past few years than Missouri’s.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Others go on trips abroad, such as joining a delegation to Taiwan.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • With plenty of scarves and flags, Great Britain’s delegation walks in the parade.
    — Zack Pierce, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia is a special guest this year and is due to send a large business delegation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • They were greeted with a red carpet, an honor guard and a delegation of officials.
    — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

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