Delegation Meaning
/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn act of delegating.
nounA group of delegates.
Sentence Examples
It was the first delegation that the new country had ever received.
No delegation was allowed to visit the besieged region.
The Dutch delegation to the United Nations
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A small ____ of employees will attend the conference to represent the company's interests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was the first ____ that the new country had ever received.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin dēlēgātiō, dēlēgātiōnis, from dēlēgō: compare French délégation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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; […]."
— 1958 January 26, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 15:
"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."
— 2016, Marco J. Jimenez, Contract Law: A Case and Problem Based Approach (Aspen Casebook Series), New York: Wolters Kluwer, →ISBN, page 1192:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A small ____ of employees will attend the conference to represent the company's interests.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was the first ____ that the new country had ever received.