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Delegating   /dˈɛləgˌeɪtɪŋ/   Listen
Delegating

noun
1.
Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions.  Synonyms: delegation, deputation, relegating, relegation.





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"Delegating" Quotes from Famous Books



... the transference of magisterial power to deputies or successors. While the king had been absolutely at liberty to nominate deputies but had never been compelled to do so, the consuls exercised the right of delegating power in an essentially different way. No doubt the rule that, if the supreme magistrate left the city, he had to appoint a warden there for the administration of justice,(5) remained in force also for the consuls, and the collegiate arrangement was not ...
— The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) • Theodor Mommsen
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... parties. In vain the Frenchman repeated arguments and facts which everybody had read from the beginning of the war. His words simply slid over the calloused brains of this revolutionist, accustomed to delegating all his reasoning functions ...
— The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse • Vicente Blasco Ibanez
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... usually endeavors to lighten his burdens by delegating his duties to the various assistant foremen or gang bosses in charge of lathes, planers, milling machines, vise work, etc. Each of these men is then called upon to perform duties of almost as great ...
— Shop Management • Frederick Winslow Taylor
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... people in framing our admirable system of government were conscious of the infirmities of their representatives, and in delegating to them the power of legislation they have fenced them around with checks to guard against the effects of hasty action, of error, of combination, and of possible corruption. Error, selfishness, and faction have often ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Polk - Section 3 (of 3) of Volume 4: James Knox Polk • Compiled by James D. Richardson
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Words linked to "Delegating" :   deputation, authorisation, devolvement, relegation, relegating, empowerment, delegate, delegation, authorization, devolution


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