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/dˈɛləgˌeɪtɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Delegate v. t. (past & past part. delegated; pres. part. delegating)

To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.

To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit. "The delegated administration of the law." "Delegated executive power." "The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative."

noun

delegating n. The act or process of authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions.

Synonyms: delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Delegating" Quotes from Famous Books

... transmission of such power is only a representative act of a nation giving free expression to its own opinion. For a nation would not have recourse to such a form of government, except in accordance with its human instinct, to secure the advantage of all; nor does it, in thus delegating power, renounce its liberty, or have the intention of submitting to the domination of another, or of conceding his right to impose burdens and contributions without the consent of those who have to bear them, or to command anything that ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 • Various