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Definitions for: Delegation
[n] authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
[n] a group of representatives or delegates
Webster (1913) Definition: Del`e*ga"tion, n. [L. delegatio: cf. F.
d['e]l['e]gation.]
1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act
for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
2. One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned
to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress,
etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation
from Massachusetts; a deputation.
3. (Rom. Law) A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be
liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who
becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor, or to the
person appointed by him. --Pothier.
Synonyms: commission, delegacy, delegating, deputation, deputation, mission, relegating, relegation
See Also: authorisation, authorization, devolution, devolvement, diplomatic mission, embassy, empowerment, organisation, organization
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