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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    assignment commission committee consulate council delegation emissary envoy legation mission proxy representation sendoff squad team agency agent ambassador appointee appointer assembly associate attorney auxiliary brigade bureau cartel coalition congress consulate general corps detachment detail diplomatic corps embassy faction guild league legion syndicate task force troop

    Meaning of Delegation

    The act of delegating or deputizing someone to act on behalf of another.

    Definitions

    • The act of delegating or deputizing someone to act on behalf of another
    • A person or group of people chosen or appointed to represent others, in particular at a conference or meeting
    • The power or authority given to someone to act on behalf of another

    Etymology of Delegation

    The word "delegation" comes from the Latin "delegare," which means "to send" or "to commission," and is a combination of "de" (meaning "from" or "away") and "legare" (meaning "to send" or "to appoint")
    The term has been used in English since the 15th century to refer to the act of sending or appointing someone to act on behalf of another

    Example Uses

    • The company sent a delegation to the conference to negotiate a new contract
    • The delegation from the university met with the government officials to discuss funding
    • She was part of the delegation that traveled to the foreign country to promote trade

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    autonomy independence self-governance self-rule solitude isolation individuality solo soloist unilateralism dictatorship despotism tyranny authoritarianism totalitarianism solitude loneliness seclusion confinement imprisonment segregation separation disunion disconnection discontinuity

    Related Nouns

    committee council board panel assembly congress parliament legislature embassy consulate mission agency commission task force team squad brigade legion coalition federation alliance union association organization institution establishment

    Related Verbs

    appoint assign commission delegate deputize authorize empower enable entrust mandate nominate send dispatch transmit convey transfer hand over relinquish surrender yield cede assign allocate designate

    Related Adjectives

    official authorized empowered delegated appointed nominated elected chosen selected designated assigned commissioned diplomatic representative ambassadorial consular emissary envoy proxy surrogate vicarious indirect secondary subordinate dependent