DELEGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does delegation mean? 

• DELEGATION (noun)
  The noun DELEGATION has 2 senses:

1. a group of representatives or delegates

2. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

  Familiarity information: DELEGATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELEGATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group of representatives or delegates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

commission; delegacy; delegation; deputation; mission

Hypernyms ("delegation" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delegation"):

diplomatic mission (a mission serving diplomatic ends)

embassy (an ambassador and his entourage collectively)

Derivation:

delegate (transfer power to someone)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

delegating; delegation; deputation; relegating; relegation

Hypernyms ("delegation" is a kind of...):

authorisation; authorization; empowerment (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delegation"):

devolution; devolvement (the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government))

Derivation:

delegate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))

delegate (transfer power to someone)