Delegating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

transfer power to someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌaɪsəlfjˈʊɹɹɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /dˌaɪsəlfjˈʊɹɹɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delegate deputation depute relegation delegation assign relegating designate

Parts of Speech

noun	authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
verb	transfer power to someone
verb	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Word Forms

delegate	verb	transfer power to someone
relegate	verb	refer to another person for decision or judgment
depute	verb	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
delegate	noun	a person appointed or elected to represent others
delegation	noun	a group of representatives or delegates
delegating	noun	authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
delegacy	noun	the appointment of a delegate
deputation	noun	authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
designation	noun	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
assignment	noun	a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

delegieren

Ermächtigung von Untergebenen, bestimmte Entscheidungen zu treffen

🇫🇷French

déléguer

autoriser les subordonnés à prendre certaines décisions

🇪🇸Spanish

delegar

Autorizar a los subordinados a tomar ciertas decisiones.

🇮🇹Italian

delegare

autorizzare i subordinati a prendere determinate decisioni

🇳🇱Dutch

delegeren

het machtigen van ondergeschikten om bepaalde beslissingen te nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

delegar

autorizar subordinados a tomar certas decisões

🇷🇺Russian

делегирование

предоставление подчиненным права принимать определенные решения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सौंपना

अधीनस्थों को कुछ निर्णय लेने के लिए अधिकृत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্পণ

অধস্তনদের নির্দিষ্ট সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়ার জন্য অনুমোদন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரதிநிதித்துவம்

சில முடிவுகளை எடுக்க துணை அதிகாரிகளுக்கு அதிகாரம் அளித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అప్పగించడం

నిర్దిష్ట నిర్ణయాలు తీసుకోవడానికి అధీనంలోని వ్యక్తులకు అధికారం ఇవ్వడం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिनिधी

काही निर्णय घेण्यासाठी अधीनस्थांना अधिकृत करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોંપવું

ચોક્કસ નિર્ણયો લેવા માટે ગૌણ અધિકારીઓને અધિકૃત કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಯೋಜಿಸುವುದು

ಕೆಲವು ನಿರ್ಧಾರಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಧೀನ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ನೀಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയോഗിക്കുന്നു

ചില തീരുമാനങ്ങൾ എടുക്കാൻ കീഴുദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ അധികാരപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੌਂਪਣਾ

ਅਧੀਨ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲੈਣ ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفویض کرنا

ماتحتوں کو کچھ فیصلے کرنے کا اختیار دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

委派

授权下属做出某些决定

🇯🇵Japanese

委任する

部下に特定の決定を下す権限を与える

🇰🇷Korean

위임하다

부하 직원에게 특정 결정을 내릴 수 있는 권한을 부여하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủy quyền

ủy quyền cho cấp dưới đưa ra những quyết định nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

การมอบหมาย

การอนุญาตให้ผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาตัดสินใจบางอย่างได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendelegasikan

memberi wewenang kepada bawahan untuk mengambil keputusan tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatalaga

pagpapahintulot sa mga nasasakupan na gumawa ng ilang mga desisyon

🇲🇾Malay

mewakilkan

memberi kuasa kepada orang bawahan untuk membuat keputusan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفويض

-تفويض المرؤوسين باتخاذ قرارات معينة

🇮🇷Persian

تفویض اختیار

اجازه دادن به زیردستان برای اتخاذ تصمیمات خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

yetki vermek

Astların belirli kararlar almasına izin verilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲצִילָה

הסמכת הכפופים לקבל החלטות מסוימות

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