delegativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɛlᵻɡətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈdɛləˌɡeɪdɪv/,

/ˈdɛləɡədɪv/

Forms: 1600s delegatiue, 1600s 1800s– delegative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin delegativus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin delegativus (from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dēlēgāt- , past participial stem of dēlēgāre delegate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare slightly earlier delegatory adj.

Of a delegated nature or type; characterized by or involving delegation.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > [adjective] > delegated or entrusted to a deputy

committed1585

delegated1590

delegative1601

demandated1640

1601 Copies Certaine Disc. 85 That which is said of a delegatiue authoritie, that it is stricti Iuris.

1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie i. i. 3 Hither also wee may referre his power Juridicall or Legislative, in Parliament... And (of all monsters most ugly) his power Delegative.

1871 Southern Mag. (Baltimore) Oct. 485 Are (or were) these [conventions] sovereign? No; they were mere delegative bodies, acting for the people.

1911 Paper Makers' Jrnl. Feb. 13/1 The plan to abolish our present form of government (the referendum vote), and inaugurate instead, a delegative form by the holding of a convention.

2018 Express Tribune (Pakistan) (Nexis) 14 June In a democratic system, people delegate authority to a representative on their behalf to form a government or make legislation. It is known as delegative or liquid democracy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delegative
释义	delegativeadj. Brit. /ˈdɛlᵻɡətɪv/, U.S. /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪdɪv/, /ˈdɛləɡədɪv/ Forms: 1600s delegatiue, 1600s 1800s– delegative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin delegativus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin delegativus (from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dēlēgāt- , past participial stem of dēlēgāre delegate v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare slightly earlier delegatory adj. Of a delegated nature or type; characterized by or involving delegation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > [adjective] > delegated or entrusted to a deputy committed1585 delegated1590 delegative1601 demandated1640 1601 Copies Certaine Disc. 85 That which is said of a delegatiue authoritie, that it is stricti Iuris. 1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie i. i. 3 Hither also wee may referre his power Juridicall or Legislative, in Parliament... And (of all monsters most ugly) his power Delegative. 1871 Southern Mag. (Baltimore) Oct. 485 Are (or were) these [conventions] sovereign? No; they were mere delegative bodies, acting for the people. 1911 Paper Makers' Jrnl. Feb. 13/1 The plan to abolish our present form of government (the referendum vote), and inaugurate instead, a delegative form by the holding of a convention. 2018 Express Tribune (Pakistan) (Nexis) 14 June In a democratic system, people delegate authority to a representative on their behalf to form a government or make legislation. It is known as delegative or liquid democracy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1601
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