- The act of delegating, or investing with authority to
act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates. - One or more persons appointed or chosen, and
commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress,
etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from
Massachusetts; a deputation. - A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be liberated
from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in his
stead to the creditor, or to the person appointed by him.
Delegation of authority Delegation of authority refers to the action by which a commander assigns part of his or her authority, commensurate with the assigned task, to a subordinate commander.
Delegation Delegation is the process of assigning tasks or projects to subordinates and clearly dictating expected outcomes and timeframe for completion.
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