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capable of being delegated: delegable authority.
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Delegable
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| delegate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting |
| 2. | (US) government a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute |
| 4. | (tr) to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative |
| 5. | chiefly (US) (tr) to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself |
| [C14: from Latin dēlēgāre to send on a mission, from lēgāre to send, depute; see | |
| delegable | |
| —adj | |
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