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Delegation vs Delegacy - What's the difference?

delegation | delegacy |

As nouns the difference between delegation and delegacy

is that delegation is an act of delegating while delegacy is the position or state of being a delegate.

delegation

English

(wikipedia delegation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of delegating.
  • A group of used to discuss issues with an opponent.
  • (computing): A method dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
  • (legal): A contract whereby the original debtor substitutes a new debtor in his stead, with the creditor’s permission.

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    delegacy

    English

    Noun

    (delegacies)
  • The position or state of being a delegate.
  • A collection of delegates.