delegate
noun
a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
delegates
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pluralof delegate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof delegate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
delegatenouna person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
Example Sentences
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Yet it’s unclear how many were able to attend, with some delegates forced to drive hours across the desert from Bahrain or Jordan to reach Riyadh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The FAI eventually took a vote of its delegates in July, in which 75 members voted to play the matches and 32 voted to boycott.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Robinson said he understood that many delegates felt "deceived and deeply let down by a life of lies", but he added that the party would "face the past honestly".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“They’re tactical changes,” one of the delegates replied.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
