delegable.

Capable of being entrusted to another person or body to perform on behalf of the original holder.

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Words that belong together

• delegable power
• delegable function

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The delegable function could be performed by the appointed officer under supervision.

The instrument specified which power was delegable and which remained with the board.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable for a specified formal status; compare degree only where the context genuinely concerns a gradable capacity or characteristic. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: status distinction, institutional analysis, scope qualification, rights analysis. Disciplines: formal writing, institutional procedures, legal-administrative language. Commonness: uncommon.