how to say “delegation” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

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The word מִשְׁלַחַת   means delegation. It comes from the word לִשְׁלוֹחַ, an active-simple verb, meaning to send, of the root שׁ.ל.ח (sh.l.kh).
 
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For example:
 
הַמִּשְׁלַחַת הַיִּשְׂרָאֵלִית הִגִּיעָה לַפִילִיפִּינִים.
The Israeli delegation arrived at the Philippines.
 
 
A synonym is נְצִיגוּת  , meaning literally representation.
 
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