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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 culinary team on Air Force One served beef stir fry and fortune cookies to the delegation.
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Photos from the banquet showed members of the two delegations mingling.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
Tech executive Elon Musk is also taking part in the visit as part of a delegation of more than a dozen CEOs.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Others include Apple’s Tim Cook and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, a last-minute addition to the trip who joined the delegation at a refueling stop in Alaska.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Photos from the banquet showed members of the two delegations mingling.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
Tech executive Elon Musk is also taking part in the visit as part of a delegation of more than a dozen CEOs.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Others include Apple’s Tim Cook and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, a last-minute addition to the trip who joined the delegation at a refueling stop in Alaska.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegation
Noun
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Should there be one million active subscribers by 2032, a figure contingent on the R2 becoming a real volume seller, that would result in $600 million in annual recurring revenue.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Sorsby offered to take a two-game suspension and have his reinstatement contingent on him completing his addiction treatment.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Mayor's stance on class-size requirements Mamdani's budget also slows down the timeline for getting classroom sizes down to a state mandate while the city works to hire 1,000 new teachers, costing $122 million.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The union alleged that the state abandoned bargaining over the issue and plans to unilaterally impose the four-day mandate.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The council manages university accreditation, authorizes programs, and controls academic salaries.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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As a result, he was barred from competition and stripped of his Olympic accreditation, making his case one of the most significant modern examples of how Olympic neutrality rules can restrict athlete expression on the field of play.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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As a result, many analysts want an update on Nvidia's plans to return some of it to investors — perhaps via a dividend boost or a major increase in its share repurchase authorization.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in April initially said the US would not renew the sanctions waiver allowing purchases of some Russian crude before ultimately issuing a new authorization two days later.—
Jennifer A. Dlouhy,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegation. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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