Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Delegate \Del"e*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delegated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Delegating}.]
   1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an
      ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to
      commission; to depute; to authorize.

   2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to
      transfer; to assign; to commit.

            The delegated administration of the law. --Locke.

            Delegated executive power.            --Bancroft.

            The power exercised by the legislature is the
            people's power, delegated by the people to the
            legislative.                          --J. B. Finch.

Source : WordNet®

delegating
     n : authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions [syn: {delegation},
          {relegating}, {relegation}, {deputation}]