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as in mandate
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
the delegation by the president to the secretary of state of complete control of the nation's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of delegation
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas led a U.S. delegation to meet with then-Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and other officials in December 2023.
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Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
Trump has given up his lease for the Washington hotel that was a spot to see and be seen during his first administration, closing a chapter for a property that was frequented by foreign delegations, lobbyists and party officials.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
More than 1,700 fossil fuel industry players and lobbyists registered to attend the summit, heavily outnumbering most country delegations.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Valentino covers sales, marketing, customer care, delegation and especially finances.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
Trump has given up his lease for the Washington hotel that was a spot to see and be seen during his first administration, closing a chapter for a property that was frequented by foreign delegations, lobbyists and party officials.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
More than 1,700 fossil fuel industry players and lobbyists registered to attend the summit, heavily outnumbering most country delegations.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Valentino covers sales, marketing, customer care, delegation and especially finances.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegation
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In December 2023, Langley Air Force Base in Virginia was targeted by a wave of mysterious drone overflights, prompting the Pentagon to relocate a contingent of F-22 Raptor fighter jets stationed there to another base.Jared Keller, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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What stands out, though, is the growing contingent of states at $15 an hour or higher.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, Stockman's mandate to cut spending collided with two other Reagan articles of faith: tax cuts and a vigorous military build up to challenge what was then still the Soviet Union.Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s mandate arises not just from the raw vote total, but also from the fact that every swing state, every part of the country, and major demographic groups swung toward Trump.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
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Executives at the company shared the key benefits like enhanced approval rates where AI can augment authorization messages with real-time data, reducing errors and optimizing transaction routing.Gene Marks, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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That is why that this first denial of authorization will start a policy for any boat carrying arms to Israel that wants to dock at a Spanish port.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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