Look up: delegation

1. Delegation
   Authority passed down from superior to subordinate.
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2. delegation
   Representatives of a particular country or organization at a meeting. Category: General
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3. Delegation
   Del`e·ga'tion noun [ Latin delegatio : confer French délégation .] 1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates. 2. One or more persons appointed or...
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4. Delegation
   Delegation involves the transfer to others of responsibility for carrying out certain tasks, functions or decisions.
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5. Delegation
   • (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. • (n.) The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a ...
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6. Delegation
   Delegation is a formal process by which CIGNA HealthCare gives another entity the authority to perform the claims payment administration on behalf of CIGNA HealthCare.
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7. Delegation
   It is a kind of novation by which the original debtor, in order 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.
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8. Delegation
   `Delegation` (or `deputation`) is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a s...
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9. Delegation
   (programming) In object-oriented programming, there are two related notions of `delegation`. Despite delegation being fairly widespread, relatively few major programming languages implement delegation as an alternative model to static inheritance. The Self programming language incorporates th...
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10. Delegation
    (disambiguation) `Delegation` is the entrustment by a party of work or responsibility and authority to another and the creation of accountability for performance. A ` delegation` can also be a group of individuals, often called delegates, who represent the interests of a larger organization o...
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11. Delegation
    (TV series) `Delegation` is an Irish quiz show, broadcast on RTÉ One, produced by Adare Productions and hosted by Tomás Ó Brannagáin. Each week, three teams of six players compete to win prizes, including the star prize of a holiday to a destination which at the start of the pro...
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12. Delegation
    (law) `Delegation` (Latin intercessio) is a term used in the law of contracts to describe the act of giving another person the responsibility of carrying out the performance agreed to in a contract. Three parties are concerned with this act - the party who had incurred the obligation t...
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13. Delegation
    (band) `Delegation` was a British soul musical group with a lengthy career, and an amount of international success. They are generally viewed in the U.S. as a one-hit wonder, based on the crossover hit, "Oh Honey" (1978). Their biggest UK success came in 1977, with the Top 30 hit si...
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