Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Delegating"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to
transfer; to assign; to commit.
The delegated administration of the law. --Locke.
Delegated executive power. --Bancroft.
The power exercised by the legislature is the
people's power, delegated by the people to the
legislative. --J. B. Finch.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
delegating
n : authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegation},
{relegating}, {relegation}, {deputation}]
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