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Definitions: Delegation |
DelegationNoun1. A group of representatives or delegates. 2. Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "delegation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Economics | . . a vast goal of authority at the top could be made to cascade over subsequent layers of management by something called delegation or scalar process. Source: European Union. (references) |
General | Representatives of a particular country or organization at a meeting. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In object-oriented programming it is a very simple yet very powerful concept: handing a task over to another part of the program. In OO it is used to describe the situation wherein an object passes a task to another object.
In C++ say there is a class A defined as...
class A
{
public:
foo()
{
cout<<"Object A doing the job";
}
};
Now if there is another class B defined as...
class B
{
public:
A a;
foo()
{
a.foo();
}
};
... any object of class B will delegate the execution of its function foo to an object of class A. It is possible to extend this idea by making A a virtual base class and foo a pure virtual function. In that case one can further extend object A via sub classes. The result would be that during run time depending upon the subclass of the actual object stored in the variable "a" declared in class B, an appropriate foo would be called.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Delegation."
Synonyms: DelegationSynonyms: commission (n), delegacy (n), delegating (n), deputation (n), mission (n), relegating (n), relegation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Commission | Noun: commission, delegation; consignment, assignment; procuration; deputation, legation, mission, embassy; agency, agentship; power of attorney; clerkship; surrogacy. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Delegation |
| English words defined with "delegation": devolution, devolvement. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "delegation": Act3 ♦ central company council, central works council ♦ DPA ♦ Kevo ♦ LTR3 ♦ PROCOL ♦ scalar process, SCDD. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Delegation" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (delegation), German (delegation, deputation, mission), Swedish (delegacy, delegation). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Die Delegation - Eine utopische Reportage (1970) The Delegation (1969) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Secretarial delegation leaves Brnes airport.Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. |  | [Soviet Delegation visits NHLI, November 1972 - January 1973].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | [People's Republic of China delegation to NLM].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | United Nations' delegates to the conference, 30 November 1951. They are (from left to right): Major General Howard Turner, USAF Major General Lee, Republic of Korea Army Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, USN, Senior Delegate Rear Admiral Ruthven E. Libby, USN Major General Henry I. Hodes, U.S. Army, and Rear Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN RAdm. Libby was RAdm. Burke's relief on the delegation.Credit: NAVY. |
 | The Japanese representatives follow their escort officer along the deck of USS Lansdowne (DD-486), after the surrender ceremonies. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu is leading the delegation, followed by General Yoshijiro Umezu.Credit: NAVY. |  | New Hampshire delegation. Young Men's National Convention.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Members of the U.S. delegation to the San Francisco Conference icing a United Nations Charter cake.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Protect the bivalves : another delegation in town.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressing C.O.R.E. demonstrators who are protesting the seating of the Mississippi delegation during the Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City, N.J.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | District of Columbia - our Indian allies - interview of a delegation of Indian chiefs with President Hayes, in the East Room of the White House.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | Every one is at the disposure of his own will, when those who had, by the delegation of the society, the declaring of the public will, are excluded from it, and others usurp the place, who have no such authority or delegation. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Whatever be the number of members present, each Delegation shall have the right to record a number of votes equal to the number of representatives allotted to it. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Lloyd-George, who was the head of the British delegation at Versailles. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | In September a delegation of ICFTU members traveled to Beijing to meet with ACFTU officials. (references) | |
The trend of solid waste disposal is moving fast towards delegation of the management to private firms. (references) | ||
As in previous years, the Chinese delegation introduced a preemptive motion to take no action on the resolution. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Algeria | However, the delegation also noted a number of continued barriers to full press freedom. (references) |
Korea | A Russian news agency interviewed Kim Jong Il in July, and a large international press group accompanied a European Union (EU) delegation that visited in May. (references) | |
Algeria | A five-member delegation from Reporters Without Borders visited the country in June 2000. The group was allowed to meet freely with the interlocutors of their choice and concluded that the press enjoyed increasing press freedom. (references) | |
Economic History | Spain | The provincial tax delegation provides the code. (references) |
Philippines | International observers, including a U.S. delegation led by Sen. (references) | |
Egypt | Delegation typically consists of giving and implementing orders. (references) | |
Human Rights | United Kingdom | For example, a delegation from the CPT visited the country in February. (references) |
Lebanon | The Interior Ministry denied the press permission to accompany the delegation. (references) | |
Morocco | Sane and his delegation met with the Prime Minister, as well as media and NGO's. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Mexico | On March 28, a 23-member delegation of the EZLN addressed a joint meeting of the Indigenous Affairs and Constitutional Points Committees, held in the main Chamber of Congress. (references) |
Minorities | Greece | At a 1999 Implementation Review Meeting in Vienna of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Greek delegation recognized that the situation of Roma in Greece was "unsatisfactory and unacceptable" and committed the Government to remedy the situation. (references) |
China | Kadeer, her son, and her secretary were arrested while on their way to meet a visiting foreign delegation in 1999. Many foreign observers believe Kadeer was singled out for her activism on behalf of Uighurs and for her husband's involvement with Uighur causes and Radio Free Asia in the United States. (references) | |
Political Economy | Brazil | Each state is eligible for a minimum of 8 seats; the largest state delegation (Sao Paulo's) is capped at 70 seats. (references) |
Oman | Oman hosted the first official Israeli delegation ever to the Gulf region, and, in 1996, Oman and Israel exchanged trade missions. (references) | |
Finland | Nine of their eleven MPs are women, and they make up a disproportionately large bloc in the Finnish delegation to the European Parliament. (references) | |
Political Rights | Turkey | During the year, the Government brought 10 cases against HADEP mayors, most for charges of "separatist propaganda." One mayor faces possible charges for speaking Kurdish to a visiting delegation of Kurdish women. (references) |
Trade | Spain | Import declarations are made at the State Secretariat of Commerce or its branch delegation in major port cities through the country. (references) |
Worker Rights | Romania | A government delegation led by Privatization Minister Ovidiu Musatescu was sent to mediate talks between workers and management. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | I stand here and have taken the high and solemn oath to which you have been audience because the people of the United States have chosen me for this august delegation of power and have by their gracious judgment named me their leader in affairs. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Dole and a bipartisan congressional delegation. |
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| "Delegation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.74% of the time. "Delegation" is used about 1,540 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.74% | 1,536 | 5,328 |
| Noun (common) | 0.26% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,540 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "delegation": delegation of authority ♦ delegation of powers ♦ official delegation ♦ trade delegation. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "delegation": delegation-general. | |
Ending with "delegation": self-delegation, sub-delegation, sub-sub-delegation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "delegation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | delegim (delegacy, deputation), delegacion (delegacy, deputation, mission), dërgim i delegacionit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ندب (bewail, cicatrize, lament, mourn, mourn lament, scar, wail, weep), وفد (deputation, despatch, dispatch, legation, mission, send, send off), تفويض (authorization, commission, delegacy, deputation, mandate, power of attorney, procuration, proxy, warrant, warranty), بعثة (expedition, mission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | упълномощаване (authorization, warranty), посланичество (embassy), изпращане (despatch, dispatch, send off, shipment), делегация (delegacy, mission, proxy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 代表團 , 代表团 (Deputation, legation), 一行 (party). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | delegace (deputation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | delegation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | delegatie (act of delegation, deputation), afvaardiging (deputation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | deputilaro (deputation), deputado (deputation), delegitaro (deputation), delegado (deputation), delegacio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | valtuutus (accreditation, accreditation procedure, authorisation, authority, authorization, discharge, warrant), valtuuttaminen (accreditation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | délégation (act of delegation, delegacy, deputation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | delegaasje, ôffurdiging (deputation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | delegation (deputation, mission), abordnung (delegacy, deputation, secondment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντιπροσωπεία (agency, deputation, procuration, vicarage, vicariate), εξουσιοδότηση (act of delegation, authorisation, authorization, fiat, proxy, warrant, warranty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מלאכות (angeldom, deputation, mission), משלחת (contingent, delegacy, deputation, errand, expedition, mission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | delegáció, kiküldetés (delegacy), küldöttség (deputation), jogátruházás, bizottság (board, commission, committee, panel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | delegasi, perwakilan (agency, liaison unit, representation), perutusan, perdutaan (mission). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | delegazione (delegacy), delega (act of delegation, power of attorney executed before a notary public, proxy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | デュラ 小麦 (Delaware, delete, delicacy, delicate, delicatessen, delicatessen shop, delicious, deluxe, derived, duration, durum wheat), デルフト焼き (delft), 使節団 (mission), 代議"団 , 代表団 , 代表 (example, model, representation, representative, type). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | デリゲーション , デレゲーション , しせつ " (mission), いぎい" ", いひょう ", いひょう (example, great army, great number of soldiers, model, of great build or stature, representation, representative, type). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 대표단. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cur magh (board out, deal, delegate, dispatch, dispensation, dispense, displace, edition, eject, ejection, emission, emit, evacuate, evacuation, excretion, expulsion, exude, issue, lay out, publication, publish, push out, put out, run out, turn out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | delegashon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elegationday delegação (act of delegation, commission, committee, delegacy, deputation, mandatorily). (various references) delegare, delegaţie (autorization, commission, delegacy, deputation, legation, mission, proxy, representation), misiune (detachment, errand, goal, message, mission). (various references) делегация (delegacy, deputation, mission). (various references) delegacija (delegacy), misija (mission). (various references) delegación (act of delegation, delegacy, deputation, legation). (various references) delegation (deconcentration, delegacy, devolution). (various references) delegeler grubu, delege atama, delegasyon (delegacy), yetkilendirme, temsilciler kurulu. (various references) delegatsiяa. (various references) наказ (behest, command, commandment, decree, decretal, dictate, injunction, mandate, order, prescript, telling, wish, writ), доручення (authorization, errand, mandate, message, mission, procurance, procuration, procuratory, proxy), делегування (delegacy), делегація (delegacy, mission), депутація. (various references) sự uỷ thác (commission), phái đo n (delegacy, deputation), đo n đại biểu sự cử đại biểu sự uỷ quyền. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "delegation": delegations. (additional references) | |
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"Delegation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: delecation, delication, dellegation, deregation, elegation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "delegation" (pronounced de'lugā"shun) |
| 7 | -l u g ā" sh u n | allegation, obligation. |
| 6 | -u g ā" sh u n | abrogation, congregation, conjugation, desegregation, fumigation, interrogation, investigation, irrigation, litigation, navigation, negation, propagation, segregation. |
| 5 | -g ā" sh u n | elongation, instigation, ligation, mitigation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, limitation, liquidation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-g-i-l-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: elongated, toenailed. | |
-2 letters: dateline, delating, delation, deleting, deletion, eloigned, elongate, entailed, entoiled, galenite, gelatine, gelation, legatine, legation, lineated. | |
-3 letters: aliened, aligned, angeled, antilog, atingle, dealing, delaine, deleing, doating, egalite, elating, elation, elegant, eloined, gelated, gelatin, genital, gentile, gentled, geoidal, gleaned, glenoid, glinted, gloated, goateed, ingoted, latened, leading, legated, lentigo, lentoid, ligated, lineage, lineate, loading, negated, taloned, tangelo, tangled, tangoed, tingled, toenail. | |
-4 letters: aedile, aedine, aiglet, algoid, alined, aneled, angled, anteed, atoned, dalton, dangle, dating, delate, denial, denote, dental, dentil, detail, detain, dialog, diglot, dilate, dingle, doling, donate, dongle, dotage, doting, eaglet, eating, eidola, elated, elegit, elodea, eloign, endite, engild, entail, entoil, eolian, etalon, etoile, gained, gaited, galiot, ganoid, gaoled, gelant, gelate, gelati, gelato, genial, gentil, gentle, gitano, goaled, goalie, goatee, golden, ideate, indole, ingate, iodate, lading, ladino, lagend, lateen, latigo, latino, leaden, leaned, legate, legato, legend, legion, ligand, ligate, linage, loaned, longed, nailed, negate, nidget, oleate, oleine, tailed, talion, tanged, tangle, teeing, telega, tenail, teniae, tiglon, tineal, tinged, tingle, toeing, togaed, toiled, tolane, toling, tonged. | |
-5 letters: agene, agent, agile, aglee, aglet, agone, ailed, algid, algin, alien, align, aline, aloin, alone, along, anele, angel, angle, anile, anode, anole, anted, atone, danio, dealt, deign, delta, diene, dinge, dingo, dogie, doing, donee, donga, dotal, eagle, eaten, edile, elain, eland, elate, elide, elint, elite, eloin, enate, entia, gated, gelid, genet, genie, genoa, geode, geoid, giant, glade, gland, glean, glede, gleed, gleet, glide, glint, gloat, godet, gonad, gonia, ideal, indol, ingle, ingot, inlet, laden, lated, laten, leant, ledge, legit, lento, leone, liane, liang, liege, ligan, lined, linga, lingo, loden, lodge, logan, logia, longe, naled, nidal, nodal, notal, noted, oaten, ogled, oiled, olden, oldie, olein, talon, tango, teind, telae, telia, teloi, tenge, tenia, tidal, tigon, tilde, tiled, tinea, tined, tinge, togae, toile, tolan, toled, tonal, tondi, toned, tonga. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-g-i-l-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: delegations. | |
+2 letters: cladogenetic, deregulation. | |
+3 letters: deregulations. | |
+4 letters: delegitimation, dinoflagellate. | |
+5 letters: delegitimations, dinoflagellates, laryngectomized. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 6C 65 67 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . .-.. . --. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01101100 01100101 01100111 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e l e g a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 006C 0065 0067 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38717871736786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Historic 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Speeches 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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