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as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the delegation by the president to the secretary of state of complete control of the nation's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of delegation
The extraditions also occurred on the same day that Rubio, Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met in Washington, D.C., with a delegation of high-level Mexico security officials, including Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The call followed a visit to Damascus by a delegation of Russian officials last month, marking the first such trip since Assad's overthrow.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Syrian-American Jewish family returned as part of a delegation organized by the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, in the wake of the fall of the government of former President Bashar Assad.
—Abby Sewell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who led the Russian delegation in Riyadh, has denied reports of a deal and rejected the idea, put forward by senior US officials in recent days, of having European troops stationed in Ukraine after the war to maintain a ceasefire.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
The call followed a visit to Damascus by a delegation of Russian officials last month, marking the first such trip since Assad's overthrow.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Syrian-American Jewish family returned as part of a delegation organized by the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization, in the wake of the fall of the government of former President Bashar Assad.
—Abby Sewell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who led the Russian delegation in Riyadh, has denied reports of a deal and rejected the idea, put forward by senior US officials in recent days, of having European troops stationed in Ukraine after the war to maintain a ceasefire.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegation
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There's no doubt there's a large demand from the local contingent of at least thousands of staff and thousands and thousands of customers in Australia.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Florida Panthers had the largest contingent of any NHL team take part in the league’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament over the past week-and-a-half that took part in the 4 Nations Face-Off: A league-high eight players, plus two coaches, three front office members and one equipment manager.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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The law firm is also representing the district in its ongoing legal battle with the California Department of Education, which filed a writ of mandate against the district in April requiring that RUSD revoke the policy.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some critics also worry that an elimination could neuter federal mandates for programs like Title I, which funds schools in low-income areas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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All the mayors, Johnson included, were effective in arguing that their cities’ law enforcement officers cooperate routinely with the feds in enforcing criminal warrants for people in the country without authorization.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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Without authorization from the agency, the payouts cannot go forward, the sources said.—
Douglas Gillison,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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