delegation
/dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
An act of delegating.
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Noun 4 meanings
An act of delegating.
The condition of being delegated.
A group of delegates.
“the American delegation”
A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
Where it comes from
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēlēgātiō, dēlēgātiōnis, from dēlēgō: compare French délégation.
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DELEGATION at a glance
DELEGATION has 10 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + G 2 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,901 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with delegation
All rhymesOne letter away
- RELEGATION11
- DELIGATION12
- DENEGATION12
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