delegate : Idioms & Phrases
apostolic delegate
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noun (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it
WordNet
Court of delegates
- formerly, the great court of appeal from the archbishops' courts and also from the court of admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases. Eng.
Webster 1913
walking delegate
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noun a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed