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delegator

American  
[del-i-gayt-er] / ˈdɛl ɪˌgeɪt ər /

noun

delegators plural
  1. a person who delegates or assigns a task or responsibility to another, along with the authority to execute it.

  2. Digital Technology. a holder of cryptocurrency who delegates tokens to another validator or participant in order to participate in a blockchain network.

  3. Digital Technology. in object-oriented programming, an object that transfers a task to another object.


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Ms. Sandberg was a master manager and delegator.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2021

Mercer, who has degrees from Stanford University in biology, mathematics and operations research and engineering economic systems, is known to be a smart delegator.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2021

She is a good delegator, although this year has tested her resolve in that aspect.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2020

She is also an expert delegator, Buchanan says, and has delegated security reviews and inquiries about how the killer was missed to senior, trusted colleagues, allowing her to focus on healing a traumatised country.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2019

Like Sorrell a graduate of Cambridge University and Harvard, Read is described by colleagues as a good listener and delegator, with no obvious ego.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2018

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