Delegation vs. Relegation

Delegationnoun

An act of delegating.

Delegationnoun

A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.

Delegationnoun

(computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.

Delegationnoun

(legal) A contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead, with the creditor’s permission.

Delegationnoun

The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.

Delegationnoun

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.

Delegationnoun

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.

Delegationnoun

a group of representatives or delegates

Delegationnoun

authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Delegation

Delegation is the assignment of authority to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. It is the process of distributing and entrusting work to another person.

Relegationnoun

The act of being relegated

Relegationnoun

(sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to poor results

Relegationnoun

The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated; removal; banishment; exile.

Relegationnoun

authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

Relegationnoun

the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

Relegationnoun

mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position;