delegation
/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.92 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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)
Countable; Uncountable
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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: delegatio
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
delegation language
consultation link
Frequently Paired Words
delegate
consultation link