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delegacy vs assignment

assignment vs delegacy

delegacy and assignment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
delegacy Yes No No No
assignment Yes No No No
As nouns, assignment is a hypernym of delegacy; that is, assignment is a word with a broader meaning than delegacy:
  • delegacy: the appointment of a delegate
  • assignment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Other hypernyms of delegacy include appointment, designation, naming.
delegacy (noun) assignment (noun)
the appointment of a delegate a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
a group of representatives or delegates the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Difference between delegacy and assignment

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