Sentence:  A <WSD>deputation</WSD> came to the Hotel de Ville from the district of the Mathurins, where the people had assembled, appointed a president and other officers, and begun to make a list of the citizens who were able to bear arms. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.