Delegation Synonyms & Definitions

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• DelegationDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) 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.
2. (n.) The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
3. (n.) 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.