DELEGATION
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)
Meaning:
A group of representatives or delegates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
deputation; delegation; delegacy; commission; 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)
Meaning:
Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
delegating; relegating; relegation; delegation; deputation
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))
