nnoun.actauthorizing subordinates to make certain decisionsSynset:delegating delegation deputation relegating
Derivationally Related Form:relegatedelegatedepute
Hypernyms:authorisation authorization empowerment
Inherited Hypernyms:delegatingauthorizationmanagementsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:delegatingauthorizationmanagementsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:devolutiondevolvement
nnoun.actthe act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or categoryDerivationally Related Form:relegate
Hypernyms:assortment categorisation categorization classification compartmentalisation compartmentalization
Inherited Hypernyms:relegationcategorizationgroupingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actmild banishment; consignment to an inferior positionExamples:- he has been relegated to a post in Siberia
Derivationally Related Form:relegate
Hypernyms:banishment proscription
Inherited Hypernyms:relegationbanishmentrejectionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity