delegation

5 definitions • 7 examples

a group of delegates:

delegation from The delegation from Spain has/have arrived for a month.

Twenty states agreed to send delegations.

After the accord was announced, leaders of the two delegations shook hands for cameras.

the act of delegating a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone:

delegation of Delegation of responsibility is a key part of a manager's job.

a set of people chosen or elected to represent a larger group

a group of delegates:

The Trade and Industry Secretary is taking a delegation of business and union leaders to Shanghai tomorrow to meet Chinese ministers.

Indiana's trade delegation hopes to secure investments and jobs by visiting European companies whose offices are already in the state.

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.