delegating
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- authorizing subordinates to make certain decisionsSynonyms: delegationrelegatingrelegationdeputation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Delegate \Del"e*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delegating.]
1.To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize. [1913 Webster]
2.To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit. [1913 Webster]
The delegated administration of the law.— Locke.[1913 Webster]
Delegated executive power.— Bancroft.[1913 Webster]
The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative.— J. B. Finch.[1913 Webster]
delegating \delegating\ n. the act or process of authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions.
Syn: delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation. [WordNet 1.5]