deputation
I
(delegation) noun
agents, body of delegates, body of representatives, commissaries, commission, committee, consulate, delegates, delegation, emissaries, envoys, factors, legati, legatio, legation, mission, plenipotentiaries, proxies, representation, representatives
II
(selection of delegates) noun
appointing, appointment, assignment, authorization, authorizing, commission, conferment, delegation, deputization, designation, devolution, empowering, entrustment, installation, investiture, investment, nomination, procuration
III
index
agency (legal relationship), appointment (act of designating), assignment (designation), delegation (assignment), designation (naming), embassy, representation (acting for others)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006