delegation
See also: Delegation and délégation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin delegatio, delegationis, from delego: confer French délégation.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
delegation (countable and uncountable, plural delegations)
- An act of delegating.
- A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.
- (computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
- Hyponyms: multicast delegation, singlecast delegation
- (law) A contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead, with the creditor’s permission.
Related terms
Translations
act of delegating
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a group of delegates
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(computing) a method dispatching technique
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(law) a contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead
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See also
- consultation link
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of delegation | ||||
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| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | delegation | delegationen | delegationer | delegationerna |
| Genitive | delegations | delegationens | delegationers | delegationernas |
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