Dear Delegation, vs Dear Delegates,

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Dear delegation,' is used when addressing a group of people who represent a larger organization or entity, while 'Dear delegates,' is used when addressing individual members of a group. The choice between the two depends on whether you are addressing the group as a whole or the individuals within the group.

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Dear Delegation,

This phrase is correct when addressing a group of people who represent a larger organization or entity.

This phrase is used when addressing a group of people who represent a larger organization or entity, such as a team, committee, or official group.

Examples:

Dear delegation, thank you for your hard work on this project.
Dear delegation, we appreciate your presence at the conference.
Dear delegation, please find attached the agenda for the upcoming meeting.

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I would like to begin by thanking you, on behalf of the Portuguese socialist delegation, for all the expressions of sympathy on the death of my dear friend, Fausto Correia.
One was a historic conference where delegations, like our own European Union delegation, were determined to register that racism is a major human rights issue.
Muad'dib would not allow any formal delegations, milady.
Staff gender training and awareness, at headquarters and in the delegations, are still important.
This allows the presidents to walk apart from their delegations, which leads to better photographs.
As parliamentary delegation, we too tried very hard to do our bit.
Good luck with your delegation, Mr Evans.
Finally, on the matter of delegations, as I said before: they are open already.
The first is the question of sub-delegation, which means transferring control of European resources to cities.
I asked the leader of our Estonian delegation, Mr Tarand, to speak.
As the head of Parliament's Israeli delegation, I wholeheartedly congratulate both the Israeli and Palestinian Governments.
organising travel by ad hoc delegations,
local monitoring in closer contact with EU delegations,
With the exception of the British delegation, our group unanimously supports the Charter.
I can say, however, that the country holding the Presidency has noted the particular interest the UK delegation, with the support of the French and Swedish delegations, has shown towards the problem of youth crime.
In the view of the Polish delegation, the procedure leading to the exclusion of two national delegations, the Italian and the Polish, from the IND/DEM Group was unlawful.
As soon as we agree on a date with the Russian delegation, you will be the first to know.
In the case of the delegations, the permanent inventories of movable property belonging to the Communities shall be kept locally.
There will be conciliation on the results of this trialogue between the Council and a European Parliament delegation, with the Commission also taking part.
The Italian delegation, Ezekiel's target, was invited here by Professor Worth.

Alternatives:

Dear representatives,
Dear team,
Dear committee members,
Dear group,
Dear organization,

Dear Delegates,

This phrase is correct when addressing individual members of a group.

This phrase is used when addressing individual members of a group, such as participants in a conference, meeting, or event.