delegated

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Since the departures of Zepeda and former X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino, management of X has been delegated to Shulkin and Monique Pintarelli, xAI’s head of global advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"It's important to understand that over the years, Congress has delegated enormous tariff setting authority to the president," Greer said on CBS.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Congress has delegated some tariff authority to the executive branch, but those laws impose “strict limits” on the scope and duration of tariffs that the president may dictate.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

Constitution, states are reserved powers that existed before the Constitution was drafted, powers that are not delegated to the federal government.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

“What is it, Gus? Something you didn’t handle correctly? Some authority you delegated to somebody else?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole