how to pronounce delegation

/ˌdɛləˈɡɛɪʃən/

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delegation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of delegation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but putin delegation have been tested …”

meaning of delegation

Delegation is the act of assigning a task or duty to someone else.

delegation frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word delegation occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics delegation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that delegation can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;