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title: "Delegation: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "Delegation: A signed grant from one entity to another."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/delegation/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
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> Delegation: A signed grant from one entity to another.

Core protocol

# Delegation

A signed grant from one entity to another.

A signed grant from one entity to another. Carries the authority being delegated, the scope it can be exercised under. And any constraints. Delegations form chains.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 24 December 2026, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#delegation). Not legal advice.