1 the act of delegating a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone:
Delegation of responsibility is a key part of a manager's job.
2 a set of people chosen or elected to represent a larger group
4 the act of giving a particular job, duty, etc. to someone else:
the delegation of authority/power/responsibility The main principle involved is the delegation of responsibility for budgets to accountable units, each of which has defined objectives.
After exchanging pleasantries, the delegation revealed the purpose of their visit.
The talks ended abruptly when one of the delegations walked out in protest.
She was nominated as the delegation's official interpreter.
He was part of a delegation that went to the Department of Education to complain about proposed cuts.
At around eleven o'clock the delegations of voting ejido commissioners were allowed into the large auditorium where they were able to register to vote.
Secondly, although the number of national delegations in a group is irrelevant, increased fractionalization of a party group along national lines decreases party group cohesion.
Ideal point estimates obtained from floor-votes, however, fail to find support for voting differences across provincial delegations.
