delegation
/ˌdelɪˈgeɪʃən/noun
treated as sing. or pl.
1- a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation代表团：
a delegation of teachers.
教师代表团。
1.1
- mass noun the act or process of delegating or being delegated代表; 被代表; 授权; 获授权：
prioritizing tasks for delegation.
把工作分个轻重缓急, 以便授权。
词源
early 17th cent. （denoting the act or process of delegating; also in the sense 'delegated power'）： from Latin delegatio（n-）, from delegare 'send on a commission' （see DELEGATE）.