delegation

delegation
noun
1 people who represent a company, country, etc.
ADJECTIVE
large, small
high-level, high-powered (esp. BrE)
international
all-party, joint (both BrE)

The Prime Minister met with an all-party delegation from the city council.

government, military, official, parliamentary, state, union (BrE)
business, peace, trade
VERB + DELEGATION
send
head, lead

A well-known academic will head the delegation.

meet
DELEGATION + VERB
represent sth

a delegation representing the new regime

include sth

The delegation included representatives from nine nations.

visit sb/sth

The delegation will visit several Middle Eastern countries for talks

meet sb
PREPOSITION
in a/the delegation

all the ministers in the delegation

delegation from

an official delegation from Austria

delegation of

a high-powered delegation of Asian businessmen

PHRASES
the head of a delegation, the leader of a delegation
a member of a delegation
2 giving a job to sb with a lower rank
ADJECTIVE
effective, successful

All managers should learn effective delegation.

PREPOSITION
by delegation

Many of these tasks can be dealt with by delegation.

delegation of

delegation of responsibility


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  • délégation — [ delegasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; de delegatio « procuration » I ♦ 1 ♦ Commission qui donne à qqn le droit d agir au nom d un autre. ⇒ mandat, procuration, représentation. Personne qui agit par délégation, en vertu d une délégation. ⇒ délégué. ♢… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Delegation — • A delegation is the commission to another of jurisdiction, which is to be exercised in the name of the person delegating. Jurisdiction is defined as the power of anyone who has public authority and pre eminence over others for their rule and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Delegation — (von frz. Délégation bzw. lat. delegare: „hinschicken, anvertrauen, übertragen“) steht in der Gesellschaft für Delegation (Abordnung), eine Gruppe von Geschäftsträgern Delegation (Organisationskonzept), ein Konzept der Arbeitsteilung in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • delegation — del·e·ga·tion /ˌde li gā shən/ n 1: the act of delegating 2: a group of persons chosen to represent others Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Delegation — Délégation Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • delegation — del‧e‧ga‧tion [ˌdelˈgeɪʆn] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE a group of people who officially represent a company, organization, government etc: • A delegation of British business executives has arrived in Cuba for trade talks. • The company s chief …   Financial and business terms

  • délégation — DÉLÉGATION. sub. f. Commission donnée à quelqu un pour connoître, pour juger, et généralement pour agir au nom d un autre.Délégation, se dit aussi d Un Acte par lequel on donne à une personne une somme à recevoir d une autre. Faire une délégation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • delegation — 1610s, action of delegating (earlier in this sense was delegacie, mid 15c.); perhaps a native formation, perhaps from Fr. délégation, or directly from L. delegationem (nom. delegatio) assignment, delegation, noun of action from pp. stem of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Delegation — Del e*ga tion, n. [L. delegatio: cf. F. d[ e]l[ e]gation.] 1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates. [1913 Webster] 2. One or more persons appointed or chosen, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • delegation — [n1] assignment of responsibility appointment, apportioning, authorization, charge, commissioning, committal, consigning, consignment, conveyance, conveying, deputation, deputization, deputizing, devolution, entrustment, giving over, installation …   New thesaurus

  • delegation — Delegation. subst. f. v. Commission donnée à quelqu un pour connoistre, pour juger. Un Legat en France ne peut connoistre d aucune affaire en premiere instance par citation ny par delegation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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