A deputation of 40 strikers was organized.是什么意思？

A deputation of 40 strikers was organized.

由40 名罢工者组成了一个代表团。

deputation

n. 代表团；

例句
A deputation of elders from the village arrived headed by its chief.
村里的长者代表团在村长的带领下到达了。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

strikers

n. 罢工者( striker的名词复数 )，（足球的）前锋；

例句
The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.
罢工者们虽胜犹败。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

organized

adj. 有组织的，有条理的；v. 组织( organize的过去式)；

例句
The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids...
政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。