Delegation

Noun

 * 1) An act of delegating.
 * 2) A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.
 * : A method dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
 * : A contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead, with the creditor’s permission.

Adjectives for Delegation
hilarious; impressive; express; representative; pathetic; dependable; authorized; random; select.

Verbs for Delegation
address—; appoint—; assemble—; entrust to—; instruct—; sway—; —attends; —-chants; —cheers; —confers; —convenes; —journeys; —represents; —subscribes to; —supports; —switches to; —votes; —wearies.

Thesaurus
accession, agency, agentship, anointing, anointment, appointment, arrogation, assignment, assumption, authority, authorization, brevet, care, change, charge, commendation, commission, commissioning, commitment, committee, commutation, consecration, consignment, coronation, cure, delegated authority, deputation, deputyship, devolution, devolvement, displacement, election, embassy, empowerment, enfeoffment, entrusting, entrustment, errand, exchange, executorship, exequatur, factorship, full power, infeodation, infeudation, jurisdiction, legation, legitimate succession, license, lieutenancy, mandate, mission, office, plenipotentiary power, power of attorney, power to act, procuration, proxy, purview, quid pro quo, regency, regentship, relegation, remanding, replacement, representation, responsibility, seizure, subcommittee, subrogation, substitution, succession, supersedence, superseding, supersedure, supersession, supplantation, supplanting, supplantment, switch, taking over, task, tit for tat, trust, trusteeship, usurpation, vicarious authority, vicariousness, warrant

Etymology
delegatio: confer French délégation.

Translations

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 * German:
 * Greek: αντιπροσωπεία
 * Hebrew: משלחת (mishlakhat) (2)
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1) a delegation