Antonyms for delegating
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : noun del-i-git, -geyt; verb del-i-geyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; verb ˈdɛl ɪˌgeɪt |
Definition of delegating
Origin :- late 15c., from Old French delegat or directly from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare "to send as a representative," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate).
- verb give authority; empower
- verb assign responsibility
- Captain Moonlight was exercising and delegating his sovereignty.
- Extract from : « Lord Randolph Churchill » by Winston Spencer Churchill
- He could not think of delegating that important function to any one else.
- Extract from : « Woodcraft » by Alan Douglas
- Directors also have wide discretion in delegating their authority.
- Extract from : « Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman » by Albert Sidney Bolles
- But consider—you need not be afraid of delegating power to me.
- Extract from : « Emma » by Jane Austen
- Well, that was one of the privileges of authority: delegating fault.
- Extract from : « Warlord of Kor » by Terry Gene Carr
- In these and a few other States the people make their own local laws instead of delegating this power to representatives.
- Extract from : « Elements of Civil Government » by Alexander L. Peterman
- Why do not the people of the United States make their laws in person, instead of delegating this power to Congress?
- Extract from : « Elements of Civil Government » by Alexander L. Peterman
- And since then he had remained consistently in the background, delegating his authority to Miss Craven.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of the East » by E. M. Hull
- The early British mother always nursed her children herself, nor would she have thought of delegating this duty to another.
- Extract from : « Women of England, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Burleigh James Bartlett
- There is a movement in favour of educating the priests, and delegating some of the above powers to them.
- Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
Synonyms for delegating
- accredit
- appoint
- assign
- authorize
- cast
- charge
- choose
- commission
- consign
- constitute
- depute
- deputize
- designate
- devolve
- elect
- entrust
- give
- give nod
- hand over
- hold responsible for
- invest
- license
- mandate
- name
- nominate
- ordain
- parcel out
- pass on
- place trust in
- relegate
- select
- send on errand
- send on mission
- shunt
- swear in
- transfer
- warrant
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