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The definition of a delegation is a group of people who have been tasked with a specific job or given a specific purpose, or the act of assigning a specific task or purpose to a person or group of people.

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When a group of steel workers are assigned to represent all steel workers in union talks, this group is an example of a delegation.
When a boss assigns tasks to his employees, this is an example of delegation.

See delegation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a delegating or being delegated
a body of delegates

Origin: L delegatio

See delegation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of delegating.
b. The condition of being delegated.
A person or group of persons officially elected or appointed to represent another or others.

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