Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with delegation in American Collocation
delegation
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˌdeləˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/
important
high-level
high-powered
high-ranking
top-level
A high-level Russian delegation arrived in Warsaw.
official
official
She was part of the official delegation to welcome the returnees.
government
congressional
government
governmental
parliamentary
Most major steel producing countries sent industry and government delegations.
from different political parties
all-party
cross-party
A cross-party delegation visited Ireland to see how the smokefree law was working there.
business
industry
peace
trade
union
The Buddhist peace delegation played an important role in settling the conflict.
send a delegation
send
UNISON will send a delegation to this year’s Earth Summit.
lead or organize a delegation
head
lead
organize
The delegation was lead by Barbara Gelb.
receive or welcome a delegation
host
receive
welcome
We are hosting a delegation of Chinese business people.
join or be part of a delegation
be among
be in
join
participate in
Mr Gerrard was invited to join the delegation by the International Development Minister.
meet a delegation
meet
meet with
I met a delegation of children, parents and campaigners to talk about road safety.