{{Definitional Topic|Singular Capitalized=|Plural Capitalized=Instances of Non-Hierarchical Authority Delegation|Singular Lowercase=non-hierarchical authority delegation|Plural Lowercase=instances of non-hierarchical authority delegation|Indefinite Article=none
|Question=What is '''non-hierarchical authority delegation'''? How should it be ''defined''?
|Topic Type=Definitional
|Description=When the authority over a certain topic is delegated to more than one expert, it is conceivable that sometimes the opinions of different experts can be given the same weight. In such cases, the delegation would be ''non-hierarchical''. The question here is how the notion of ''non-hierarchical'' authority delegation is to be defined.
|Acceptance Indicators=The publication of the article by Loiselle titled ''[[Loiselle (2017)|Multiple Authority Delegation in Art Authentication]] '' is a good indication of acceptance of the question.[[CiteRef::Loiselle (2017)]]