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What is the adjective for delegation?

What's the adjective for delegation? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb delegate which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

delegatory
  1. Holding a delegated position.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Colleagues say that his even-tempered, delegatory management style has meant more collegiality and a lot less bullying.”
      “In 2012 the Ontario government enacted the Delegated Administrative A uthorities Act, 2012 which is more generic delegatory legislation.”
      “President Salva Kiir Mayardit is known for his delegatory and consensual approach to leadership.”
delegatable
  1. Capable of being delegated.
delegable
  1. That can be delegated
  2. Examples:
      3. “Nor, unlike that conferred by other sections, is the power delegable in any respect to any person.”
      “Yes, but what we have here is extended delegable powers, and the real fear is that that will create regional inconsistencies.”
      “All that is delegable is the discharge of particular functions.”
delegated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of delegate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. made, appointed, designated, assigned, elected, named, nominated, ordained, selected, chose, decreed, entitled, established, christened, constituted, denominated, employed, enlisted, enrolled, installed, labeled, labelled, picked, placed, proffered, titled, engaged, hired, inducted, posted, recruited, setted, signed up, tendered, voted in, invested in, commissioned, cast, detailed, cast as, co-opted, adopted, allocated, authorized, tagged, charged, slotted, voted, tabbed, deputized … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The delegated manager efficiently handled the day-to-day operations in the absence of the CEO.”
delegating
  1. present participle of delegate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. appointing, electing, commissioning, designating, engaging, nominating, ordaining, naming, authorising, authorizing, selecting, choosing, constituting, empowering, charging, accrediting, licensing, detailing, investing, allotting, warranting, deputing, allocating, ordering, licencing, casting, deputising, deputizing, decreeing, installing, mandating, contracting, giving nod, swearing in, placing trust in, assigning, placing, enrolling, picking, establishing, making, co-opting, inducting, hiring, posting, employing, entrusting, signing up, voting in, consigning … more
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