Delegation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of DELEGATION is the act of empowering to act for another. How to use delegation in a sentence. What Is a delegation? Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut delegation noun SaveWord del·​e·​ga·​tion |\ˌde-li-ˈgā-shən \ Definitionofdelegation 1 :theactofempoweringtoactforanother thedelegationofresponsibilities 2 :agroupofpersonschosentorepresentothers thestate'scongressionaldelegation Synonyms WhatIsadelegation? MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdelegation Synonymsfordelegation Synonyms contingent, delegacy VisittheThesaurusforMore  WhatIsadelegation? Thetaskofadelegation—eachmemberofwhichcanbecalledadelegate—istorepresentalargergroup,oftenataconference.Thus,adelegationofnondoctorstoamedicalconventionmaywanttomakesuretherightsandneedsofpatientsaren'tignored,justasadelegationoflaypeoplemayattendareligiousconferencetoexpresstheconcernsofotherlaypeople. ExamplesofdelegationinaSentence He'sbeenchosentoleadthedelegationtotheconference. adelegationfromthelocalscouttroopisbeingsenttothenationaljamboree RecentExamplesontheWeb Considerationsincludeasmallerdelegationon-siteandthestrengtheningofonlineexperiences. — MikeSnider,USATODAY,23Dec.2021 April1985-MakeshisfirsttriptotheUnitedStatesaspartofanagriculturaldelegation. — CNN,20Dec.2021 Retirementswillalsobeamajorfactorinreshapingthedelegation. — LosAngelesTimes,20Dec.2021 Biden'ssocialandclimatepackagepassedtheHouseweeksagowithArkansas'all-RepublicanHousedelegationvotingagainstthemeasure. — RyanTarinelli,ArkansasOnline,18Dec.2021 OnepartofthatisrefreshingtheentiredelegationaboutpossibleconsequencesofspeakingupabouttheseissueswhileonChinesesoil. — EddiePells,ajc,17Dec.2021 ButthedelegationincludedEritrea’sspychief,AbrahaKassa,whousedthetriptomeetwithAmharasecurityleaders,theseniorEthiopianofficialsaid. — NewYorkTimes,15Dec.2021 JuxtaposedagainstthiswastheconfirmedyetmissingdelegationofIndianparliamentarians. — SulagnaChattopadhyay,Quartz,15Dec.2021 StateDepartmentspokesmanNedPricesaidBlinken'sdelegationlearnedofthepositiveCOVID-19testthroughroutinePCRtestingonWednesdaymorninguponarrivinginKualaLumpur,Malaysia. — MelissaQuinn,CBSNews,15Dec.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'delegation.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdelegation 1555,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyfordelegation seedelegateentry1 LearnMoreAboutdelegation Sharedelegation PosttheDefinitionofdelegationtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdelegationonTwitter TimeTravelerfordelegation Thefirstknownuseofdelegationwas in1555 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear FromtheEditorsatMerriam-Webster WhereDoestheWord'Delegate'Come... WhereDoestheWord'Delegate'ComeFrom? From'ambassador'to'arepresentativetoaconventionorconference' DictionaryEntriesNeardelegation delegate delegation delegatory SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtodelegation congressionaldelegation Statisticsfordelegation LastUpdated 27Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Delegation.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegation.Accessed11Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordelegation delegation noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdelegation :agroupofpeoplewhoarechosentovoteoractforsomeoneelse :theactofgivingcontrol,authority,ajob,aduty,etc.,toanotherperson SeethefulldefinitionfordelegationintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary delegation noun del·​e·​ga·​tion |\ˌde-lə-ˈgā-shən \ KidsDefinitionofdelegation 1 :theactofgivingsomeoneauthorityorresponsibilityfor 2 :oneormorepersonschosentorepresentothers delegation noun del·​e·​ga·​tion |\ˌde-li-ˈgā-shən \ Legal Definitionofdelegation 1 :theactofdelegating 2 :agroupofpersonschosentorepresentothers MorefromMerriam-Websterondelegation Nglish:TranslationofdelegationforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdelegationforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY tome SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accommodate acommadate accomodate acommodate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases Merriam-Webster'sWordsoftheWeek-Jan.7 Fromtheweekending1/7/2022 DiggingUptheLatinRootsof14Abbreviations Beyond'i.e.'and'e.g.' TryNottoSlipon'Peel'and'Peal' Eyesarepeeled;thepealsareoflaughter AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames AdvancedVocabularyQuiz Toughwordsandtoughercompetition. Takethequiz NaughtyorNice Aquizofvicesandvirtues Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz