Which describes delegated governance?

• A. Power attached to an office
• B. Power given by someone else
• C. Power exercised in one's own name
• D. Power to judge cases

Answer: (B)

Delegated governance means the authority to govern is entrusted by a higher authority to someone else to act on that authority’s behalf, within defined limits. The power comes from the delegator, who transfers it to the delegate to manage affairs for the common good and under the delegator’s oversight.

That’s why the description “power given by someone else” fits best: it highlights the essential transfer of authority from a superior to a subordinate. The other ideas describe different concepts: power attached to an office is inherent to the role itself, not a transfer; power exercised in one’s own name implies independent action without a delegating authority; and power to judge cases is a specific functional area, not the mechanism by which governance authority is shared or distributed.