Meaning

An act of delegating..

Definitions by Sense

1. An act of delegating.
2. A group of delegates.
3. (computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
4. (law) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)

Example Sentences

Decentralisation of the railways was provided for by the establishment of Area Boards for each Region, which began to function on January 1, 1955, and by the extended delegation of powers to the Boards and their General Managers; […].

the American delegation

The mere delegation of a performance imposes no duty on the delegate to perform. If the delegate performs the duty, the duty is discharged. If the delegate does not perform the duty, the duty is not discharged, but any claim of the obligee for breach is against the delegating party and not against the delegate.

Word Forms

• delegations

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When Should You Use Delegation?

Use delegation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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