delegation

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1

(noun.) people who represent a company, country, etc.

ADJ

large, small | high-level, high-powered, high-ranking, important | international

all-party, joint

A joint delegation of teachers and parents visited the school board to discuss the new curriculum.

government, military, official, parliamentary, trade union | business, peace, trade

VERB + DELEGATION

send

head, lead

The mayor led the delegation to the international conference last month.

form

invite

The university invited a delegation of students from partner schools to visit the campus.

meet

DELEGATION + VERB

represent sth

A delegation represented our company at the international trade conference.

include sth

The trade delegation included business leaders, government officials, and economic experts.

visit sb/sth

A Japanese delegation visited our factory last week to discuss a partnership agreement.

meet sb

walk out

The French delegation walked out halfway through the meeting due to disagreements over the new trade agreement.

PREP

in a/the ~

The French ambassador was the most senior person in the delegation.

~ from

A delegation from the local school visited our hospital last week to learn about nursing.

~ of

A delegation of parents met with the school principal to discuss the new homework policy.

PHRASES

the chairman/head/leader of a delegation, a member of a delegation

2

(noun.) giving a job to sb with a lower rank

ADJ

effective, successful

The project manager's successful delegation of tasks helped the team finish on time.

PREP

by ~

The manager was able to complete the project on time by delegation of responsibilities to her team.

~ of

The company announced the delegation of authority to regional managers last month.

Definitions

noun

1

An act of delegating.

Decentralisation of the railways was provided for by the establishment of Area Boards for each Region, which began to function on January 1, 1955, and by the extended delegation of powers to the Boards and their General Managers; […].

2

A group of delegates.

the American delegation

3

A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.

4

The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (del

The mere delegation of a performance imposes no duty on the delegate to perform. If the delegate performs the duty, the duty is discharged. If the delegate does not perform the duty, the duty is not discharged, but any claim of the obligee for breach is against the delegating party and not against the delegate.

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Synonyms

noun — authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

delegating
relegating
relegation
deputation

noun — a group of representatives or delegates

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Decentralisation of the railways was provided for by the establishment of Area Boards for each Region, which began to function on January 1, 1955, and by the extended delegation of powers to the Board

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02

the American delegation

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The mere delegation of a performance imposes no duty on the delegate to perform. If the delegate performs the duty, the duty is discharged. If the delegate does not perform the duty, the duty is not d

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04

It was the first delegation that the new country had ever received.

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05

No delegation was allowed to visit the besieged region.

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The delegation were escorted around the newly-built stadium.

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(noun.) people who represent a company, country, etc.

(noun.) giving a job to sb with a lower rank

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