- delegación
- f.1 delegation, committee, delegacy, embassy.2 police station, office.* * *delegación► nombre femenino1 (gen) delegation2 (cargo) office3 (oficina) branch, local office* * *noun f.1) delegation2) mission* * *SF1) (=acto) delegation
delegación de poderes — (Admin) devolution
2) (=sucursal) (Com) local office; [del Estado] local office of a government departmentdelegación del gobierno — office of the government delegate to an autonomous community
3) (=representantes) delegationla delegación fue a cumplimentar al Ministro — the delegation went to pay its respects to the minister
delegación comercial — trade mission
4) Méx (=comisaría) main police station; (=municipio) municipal district* * *femenino1) (grupo) delegation2) (de poderes) delegation3) (Méx) (comisaría) police station4) (Esp) (oficina local) regional o local office* * *= delegation, branch, mission.Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.Ex. The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.Ex. His fascination with collecting pictorial representations of the old Spanish Franciscan missions in California is well known.----* delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).* delegación de organismo público = public sector agency.* delegación de responsabilidad = empowerment.* delegación de sanidad = hospital board.* nombrar una delegación = appoint + delegation.* * *femenino1) (grupo) delegation2) (de poderes) delegation3) (Méx) (comisaría) police station4) (Esp) (oficina local) regional o local office* * *= delegation, branch, mission.Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.Ex: His fascination with collecting pictorial representations of the old Spanish Franciscan missions in California is well known.* delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).* delegación de organismo público = public sector agency.* delegación de responsabilidad = empowerment.* delegación de sanidad = hospital board.* nombrar una delegación = appoint + delegation.* * *delegaciónfeminineA (grupo) delegationfueron en delegación a hablar con ella they formed a delegation to go and talk to herB (Esp) (oficina local) regional o local officele ofrecieron la delegación de Burgos he was offered the post of director of the Burgos officeC (de poderes) delegationD1 (Méx, Ven) (comisaría) police station2 (Méx) (barrio) district* * *
delegación sustantivo femenino
1 (grupo) delegation
2 (de poderes) delegation
3a) (Méx) (comisaría) police stationb) (Esp) (oficina local) regional o local office
delegación sustantivo femenino
1 (representación) delegation
2 (oficina, filial) local office, branch
delegación de Hacienda, Tax Office
'delegación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comisión
- condición
- diputación
- embajada
- encabezar
- misión
- representación
English:
delegation
- deputation
- devolution
* * *delegación nf1. [autorización] delegation;asumió la gestión de la empresa por delegación de su padre his father entrusted him with the running of the company2. [comisión] delegationCompdelegación comercial [de un país] trade delegation3. Esp [sucursal] officeCompdelegación regional regional office, area office4. [oficina pública] local officeCompEsp Delegación del Gobierno = office representing central government in each province; Esp delegación de Hacienda = head tax office [in each province]; Méx delegación de policía police station5. Chile, Ecuad, Méx [distrito] municipal district* * *delegaciónf1 delegation2 oficina local office* * *delegación nf, pl -ciones : delegation
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.