delegate
noun
verb (used with object), del·e·gat·ed, del·e·gat·ing.
Origin of delegate
Synonyms for delegate
Related Words for delegate
commissioner, nominee, deputy, envoy, member, minister, senator, authorize, accredit, elect, assign, designate, entrust, relegate, ambassador, vicar, mouthpiece, viceroy, emissary, surrogateExamples from the Web for delegate
Contemporary Examples of delegate
The Stalwarts hoped to swarm the convention and force a challenge to the delegate roll.
Under the Soviet regime, people preferred to delegate power and decision-making to others—Stalin, for example.
Inside ‘Maidan’: Sergei Loznitsa on His Ukrainian Uprising Doc and Putin’s ‘Fascist’ RegimeRichard Porton
May 24, 2014
Though the commander-in-chief should delegate as much as possible, wartime relationships matter.
It seemed that little Shirley Temple had grown up to be a delegate to the United Nations.
When Hollywood Flirted with Porn: 1969, ‘Myra Breckinridge,’ ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,’ & 20th Century FoxRobert Hofler
February 1, 2014
This is more important than it may seem because it only allows a two-week window where delegate contests have to be proportional.
Historical Examples of delegate
I am the unworthy servant and delegate of him who holds the keys.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
It does not say that a delegate must not be a woman, or must be a man.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 7.Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
He was made a delegate of the Red Committee less than a year after his release on licence.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
And he—he had striven to delegate to others the burden he was meant to bear.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
"Allow no one to leave the building," said the delegate to the other policeman.
The Eternal CityHall Caine