Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In civil law, same as
delegant .
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- noun One who
delegates .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Delegation implies a delegator which is out of court if we are equal parts of a shared conciousness.
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Notable Finishes: Stephan "delegator" Kjaerstad (20th - $3,964.60), Victor Ramdin (22nd -
Poker News 2009
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He was a master delegator, giving some subordinates lots of rope and keeping others on a short leash.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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The delegator in chief will let Nancy or Harry take the lead on this one (as with everything else) but he'll be around to take credit in the end.
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Update: There is a spin in the article that Sheriff Joe is just a delegator, like any good corporate executive.
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He was a master delegator, giving some subordinates lots of rope and keeping others on a short leash.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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The solution that is usually put forward is "effective time management", such as only checking emails once a day or becoming an expert delegator.
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He was also a user, a delegator supreme (as so many senior ranks are).
Why front-line police officers are glad about Dizaei « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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He is a big delegator in that all of his brands operate autonomously,'' said Joe Hovorka , a cruise-industry analyst at brokerage Raymond James.
Carnival CEO Lies Low After Wreck Mike Esterl 2012
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In an editorial last month, Ross Douthat argued convincingly that John Paul was a great man, but he was also "a weak administrator, a poor delegator, and sometimes a dreadful judge of character."
By Punishing Legionaries of Christ Leader, Pope Benedict Finally Grabs Some Good PR 2010
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