'Delegating' definitions:
Definition of 'delegating'
(from WordNet)
noun
Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation]
Definition of 'Delegating'
From: GCIDE
- Delegate \Del"e*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Delegating.]
- 1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit. [1913 Webster]
- The delegated administration of the law. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Delegated executive power. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
- The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative. --J. B. Finch. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'delegating'
From: GCIDE
- delegating \delegating\ n. the act or process of authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions.
- Syn: delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation. [WordNet 1.5]