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delegate

A person sent or chosen to represent others, typically at a conference or convention. / To entrust a task or responsibility to another person.
Transitive Verb[C] Countable
pl: delegatespast: delegatedpp: delegateding: delegating

As a noun, the word carries a weight of official authority and representation. It suggests a formal mandate where the individual is not acting for themselves, but as a vessel for the will of a larger group. This is common in political, diplomatic, or corporate governance settings.

Used when referring to the individual representatives attending a meeting or convention.

Meanings

Noun

A person sent or chosen to represent others, typically at a conference or convention.

The delegates from France arrived at the summit.

Transitive Verb
[~ someone][~ something]

To entrust a task or responsibility to another person.

The manager decided to delegate the report writing to her assistant.

Examples

He is a delegate.

I can delegate this.

She is the delegate.

The delegate spoke for an hour.

You should delegate more tasks.

We need a delegate for the meeting.

The student was chosen as a delegate for the council.

School Life

I will delegate the data entry to the intern.

Office

The king decided to delegate his power to the duke.

Fantasy

Effective leaders know how to delegate authority without losing control.

Business

The treaty was signed by every delegate present at the conference.

History

I apologize for failing to delegate the duties properly last month.

Apology

Phrasal Verbs

delegate to

to assign a specific task or authority to a particular person

Related Words

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