delegating
Meaning of delegating
- entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
she must delegate duties so as to free herself for more important tasks
the power delegated to him must never be misused
late Middle English: from Latin delegatus ‘sent on a commission’, from the verb delegare, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’.
Information about delegating
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of delegating
del-e-gat-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
- delegating is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
delegating synonyms
Meaning delegation:
delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation
Meaning appoint (someone) to a job, task, or organization:
Meaning assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone):
Meaning freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone):
Meaning deliver (something) to a person's keeping:
Meaning transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration:
Meaning delegate (authority or a task):
Meaning make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to another:
Words that rhyme with delegating
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