delegation

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Synonyms: relegation, denegation, deligation, deleation, delectation, derogation, elevation, defecation, deletion, allegation, delibation

Antonyms: relegation, denegation, deligation, deleation, delectation, derogation, elevation, defecation, deletion, allegation, delibation

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Noun

1. An [[act]] of [[delegate#Verb|delegating]].
2. The [[condition]] of being delegated.
3. A [[group]] of [[delegate]]s.
4. {{lb|en|computing}} A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
5. {{lb|en|legal}}{{C|en|Law of obligations}} The act whereby or constellation in which the [[performance]] of an [[obligation]] (owed to an {{l|en|obligee}}, presuming its [[validity]]; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called {{l|en|delegatary}}) is [[assign]]ed by its debtor ({{l|en|delegator}}, {{l|en|obligor}}) to and towards another party ({{l|en|delegatee}}, {{l|en|delegate}})

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