[Vocabulary] Delegate and delegation

[UM Chakma]

Hi there,

Does delegation means delegates? I have consulted the dictionary and got a meaning that a group of delegates is a delegation.
Can I use either interchangeably?
For example: Students are organized as delegation/students are organized as delegates. All delegation must be present at the opening ceremony/all delegates must be present at the opening ceremony. Did I use they correctly? Are these okay? I doubt that I have used them correctly.

Thanks,

 

[Grumpy]

Hi there,

Does delegation means delegates? I have consulted the dictionary and got a meaning that a group of delegates is a delegation.
Can I use either interchangeably? Yes, but see my corrections below.
For example: Students are organized as a delegation/students are organized as delegates. All of the delegation must be present at the opening ceremony/all delegates must be present at the opening ceremony. Did I use they correctly? Are these okay? I doubt that I have used them correctly.

Thanks,

OK?

 

[UM Chakma]

Great!:up:

 

[UM Chakma]

One more question. Look at this sentence; (Groups of)Students are organized as delegations. Is it okay? I didn't use "a" but "s".

 

[5jj]

One more question. Look at this sentence; (Groups of)Students are organized as delegations. Is it okay? I didn't use "a" but "s".

A group of delegates may be a delegation, but I don't see how groups of students can be organised as delegations.

 

[MikeNewYork]

A group of delegates may be a delegation, but I don't see how groups of students can be organised as delegations.

Couldn't one group of students form one delegation and another group/other groups form another/other delegation(s)?