Can you deligate authority

Answer 1

Deligate is the incorrect word for what is meant, deligate actually means to bind up or bandage. The correct word is delegate which is most commonly associated with politics when an individual is sent to represent a group such as a state. The concept is to entrust certain powers or authority to an individual. In the above example the delegate is given power or authority to vote for a candidate. In business or any other situation the concept is the same; a manager can delegate tasks or responsibilities. This would be to delegate authority to get the job done. In legal matters one can use the Power of Attorney to give his or her authority to sign documents to another, this would be delegating authority to another. Another term to describe this concept is Delegated Authority.