nondelegation

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noun

A failure or refusal to delegate.

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Meanings

nounnondelegation (uncountable)
  1. attributiveoftenuncountableA failure or refusal to delegate.

    “As far as we can tell, Congress has never delegated so much power to an executive agency with so little to constrain the agency’s discretion,” the memorandum concluded, calling the result “a classic violation of the nondelegation principle.”

    2009 January 16, John Schwartz, “Some Ask if Bailout Is Unconstitutional”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + delegation.

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APA

nondelegation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondelegation

MLA

“nondelegation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondelegation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondelegation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondelegation.

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