[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
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)