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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
The Senate delegation was led by Moran and also included Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John Cornyn of Texas, John Boozman of Arkansas, and John Hoeven of North Dakota.
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Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
In December 2023, amid a record number of border crossings, the Biden-Harris administration sent a delegation to Mexico to push the Mexican government to drastically ramp up immigration enforcement, according to a high-ranking Mexican official with knowledge of the talks.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
Arizona’s congressional delegation is now 6-3 Republican, so flipping both seats could flip the delegation to the Democrats.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Rutte spoke in Brussels after a high-level South Korean delegation, including top intelligence and military officials as well as senior diplomats, briefed the alliance’s 32 national ambassadors at NATO headquarters.
—Lorne Cook and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
In December 2023, amid a record number of border crossings, the Biden-Harris administration sent a delegation to Mexico to push the Mexican government to drastically ramp up immigration enforcement, according to a high-ranking Mexican official with knowledge of the talks.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
Arizona’s congressional delegation is now 6-3 Republican, so flipping both seats could flip the delegation to the Democrats.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Rutte spoke in Brussels after a high-level South Korean delegation, including top intelligence and military officials as well as senior diplomats, briefed the alliance’s 32 national ambassadors at NATO headquarters.
—Lorne Cook and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegation
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Such strong support among these contingents contribute to the positive news for Harris in the most recent polls.Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Jake Piazza,Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto,Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Some of those states made the provision contingent on neighboring states doing the same thing.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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In essence, the Fed has satisfied its dual mandate of keeping inflation and unemployment low.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Last week, over 500 employees signed a letter to the Amazon Web Services CEO, Matt Garman, criticizing the company’s RTO mandate from three days a week to five.Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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In June the Biden administration implemented an executive order restricting asylum and imposed stricter consequences for those who cross without authorization.Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The company maintains a share repurchase program with approximately $2,297 million in Board authorization remaining as of October 31, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Delegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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