delegation

delegation
noun
  1. [treated as sing. or pl.]a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation
    代表团
    a delegation of teachers.
    教师代表团。
    ■[mass noun]the act or process of delegating or being delegated
    代表;被代表;授权;获授权
    prioritizing tasks for delegation.
    把工作分个轻重缓急,以便授权。
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (denoting the act or process of delegating; also in the sense 'delegated power'): from Latin delegatio(n-), from delegare 'send on a commission' (see delegate)
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