Delegation (disambiguation)
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Delegation is the entrustment by a party of work or responsibility and authority to another and the creation of accountability for performance. A delegation can also be a group of individuals, often called delegates, who represent the interests of a larger organization or body, often from a geographical area.
The word also refers to:
- Delegation (TV), an Irish television quiz show.
- Delegation (law), a term in contract law that describes the effects of giving another person the responsibility of carrying out the performance agreed to in a contract.
- Delegation (band), a British funk musical group
- Delegation Theory
- a second-level administrative subdivision of a county as in Delegations of Tunisia
- Delegation (computing), in computing and computer programming, the passing of something from one entity to another
See also
- Delegate (disambiguation)
- For the "Delegation Parties" of Egyptian politics, see Wafd Party and New Wafd Party,
- For the Spanish term delegación, see Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District.