How to say "delegation" in Japanese
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- nounA loanword meaning a mission or delegated task; as 'delegation' it can refer to an official mission or group sent on a purpose, though it is not the usual everyday word for one.
- 委任いにんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the sense of delegation as entrusting or authorizing someone to act on one's behalf; use it when the emphasis is on the transfer of authority rather than on the people involved.
- nounA straight loanword for 'delegation'. It appears in business or technical contexts, but in ordinary writing a native word is usually preferred.
- 代表だいひょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe usual word for a delegation in the sense of a group of delegates representing a country, company, or organization at a meeting or event.
For a group of delegates use 代表, for the act of entrusting authority use 委任; 「ミッション」 and 「デレゲーション」 are loanwords covering related or narrower senses.
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