Deputation
/ˌdɛp.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of appointing or sending someone as a representative, or a group of people so sent.
Did you know?Deputation comes from Latin deputare, meaning “to assign, allot, or reckon,” so the word’s ancient core is about formally cutting something out and handing it over.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
deputare
“to cut off, prune, select, or reckon”
Late Latin
Latin
deputatio
“an assigning or appointment”
Old French
Old French
deputation
“an appointment or delegation”
14th-15th Century
English
deputacioun
“the act of appointing a representative”
Modern English
English
deputation
“the act of sending or appointing someone as a representative”