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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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“He’s a great delegator of his staff,” Kinnear said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

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

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

He is not a great delegator and, even when there is no football on, he likes to involve himself at every level of the club.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2015

Both men are known to be reluctant delegators of authority, centralizing policymaking and execution.

From Time ● Jun. 6, 2014

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