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   Dep·u·ta·tion

   /ˌdepyəˈtāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a group of people appointed to undertake a mission or take part in a formal process on behalf of a larger group: "he had been a member of a deputation to Napoleon III"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘appointment to an office or function’): from late Latin deputatio(n-), from the verb deputare (see depute).

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • P

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   • U

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   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

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   • O

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   • N

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