Delegation: alternatives and connections

The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.

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The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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The act of rolling down.

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The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

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The public function of an ambassador; the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning s…

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Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.

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Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.

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Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Designated; appointed; chosen.

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The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

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The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power.

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of Delegate

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The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

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The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission.

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of Relegate

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The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.

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The office of a leader.

Assigning authority and work to others.