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delegation

act of giving another party the responsibility of carrying out the performance agreed to in a contract
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delegation

Summary

delegation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • delegation is a type of legal act[2].
  • delegation's facet of is recorded as contract law[3].
  • delegation's facet of is recorded as administrative law[4].
  • delegation's facet of is recorded as management[5].
  • delegation's has effect is recorded as iron law of oligarchy[6].

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Definition and Type

delegation is a type of legal act[2].

Why It Matters

delegation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month).[1] delegation has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] delegation is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

management

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → contract law, administrative law, management
    Has effect → iron law of oligarchy
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6582, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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