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• n  authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
• v  transfer power to someone
• v  give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

• His campaign emphasized delegating power to the states, turning welfare programs over to private charities and fighting illegal immigration.
• WHEN asked why he refused to parcel out any real power to his ministers, Nasser once replied: "Show me ten men I can trust and I'll start delegating authority.
• The issue that now worries the country's ruling lites is whether Nazarbayev, 66, has the courage to launch long-promised political reforms, delegating many of his powers to the .

• delegation
• relegating
• relegation
• deputation
• delegate
• depute
• designate
• assign

News & Articles

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• Germany loses its longest word
  The German language has one less long word to worry about. "Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz," a 65-letter word meaning "law delegating beef label monitoring," has been dropped following changes to European Union law regulating the testing of cattle, the BBC reports. The so-called "tapeworm" word—common in Germany—was introduced in 1999 during the bovine ...
  June 5, 2013 - The Sideshow via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Greg Knapp in ABC News
  With ElectraCard Services's growing business requirements, it has become crucial for us to merge our high dependency on IT with business goals in the current business context. We feel confident delegating this responsibility to IBM who has the... Ramesh Krishnan http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesh_Krishnan&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGRbplCLM_EWgZU2-YUftJ-SyIkwg IndUS Business Journal http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp%3Fsid%3D%26nm%3D%26type%3DPublishing%26mod%3DPublications%253A%253AArticle%26mid%3D8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791%26tier%3D4%26id%3DD1107352E99B4F1991D13C9EF7BB3D21&source=di Jul 2, 2010 26032 34823 delegating Lane's been real good about delegating and giving responsibility to Rob and myself to help coordinate together," Knapp said. "He even told us last night, 'Hey Greg, why don't you plan out the next three days here of training camp before we...
• James Madison in Mathaba.Net
  James Madison, Father of the Constitution, said it's because: "Of all the enemies to liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.......... (Delegating) such powers (to the president)...