Collocations for delegation - noun
1. people who represent a company, country, etc.
ADJ.
large, small | high-level, high-powered, high-ranking, important | international | all-party, joint
The prime minister met with an all-party delegation from the city council.
The prime minister met with an all-party delegation from the city council.
government, military, official, parliamentary, trade union | business, peace, trade
VERB + DELEGATION
send | head, lead
A well-known academic will head the delegation.
A well-known academic will head the delegation.
form | invite
The government invited an international delegation to inspect the plant.
The government invited an international delegation to inspect the plant.
meet
DELEGATION + VERB
represent sth
a delegation representing the new regime
a delegation representing the new regime
include sth
The delegation included representatives from nine nations.
The delegation included representatives from nine nations.
visit sb/sth
The delegation will visit several Middle Eastern countries for talks
The delegation will visit several Middle Eastern countries for talks
meet sb | walk out
The British delegation walked out of the discussions in protest.
The British delegation walked out of the discussions in protest.
PREP.
in a/the ~
all the ministers in the delegation
all the ministers in the delegation
~ from
an official delegation from Austria
an official delegation from Austria
~ of
a high-powered delegation of Asian businessmen
a high-powered delegation of Asian businessmen
PHRASES
the chairman/head/leader of a delegation, a member of a delegation
2. giving a job to sb with a lower rank
ADJ.
effective, successful
All managers should learn effective delegation.
All managers should learn effective delegation.
PREP.
by ~
Many of these tasks can be dealt with by delegation.
Many of these tasks can be dealt with by delegation.
~ of
delegation of responsibility
delegation of responsibility