delegate
a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
(formerly) the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.
a member of the lower house of the state legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia.
to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.
to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.
Origin of delegate
1Other words for delegate
Other words from delegate
- del·e·ga·tee [del-i-guh-tee], /ˌdɛl ɪ gəˈti/, noun
- del·e·ga·tor [del-i-gey-ter], /ˈdɛl ɪˌgeɪ tər/, noun
- non·del·e·gate, noun
- pre·del·e·gate, noun, verb, pre·del·e·gat·ed, pre·del·e·gat·ing.
- re·del·e·gate, verb (used with object), re·del·e·gat·ed, re·del·e·gat·ing.
- sub·del·e·gate, noun
- sub·del·e·gate, verb (used with object), sub·del·e·gat·ed, sub·del·e·gat·ing.
- un·del·e·gat·ed, adjective
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How to use delegate in a sentence
After clashing with the police at Grant Park, protesters marched down Michigan Avenue to the hotel where many of the convention delegates were staying.
Citizens are turning face recognition on unidentified police | Tate Ryan-Mosley | November 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThey will set out their case for greater support from foreign governments and multilateral lenders as delegates gather for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Everyone Needs Pandemic Stimulus. But Africa Also Needs Debt Relief | Fiona Zublin | October 13, 2020 | OzyIn January, a proposed resolution to remove Native mascots failed by a landslide in the Wisconsin Association of School Boards delegate assembly, with 101 in favor and 218 against.
Hundreds Of Schools Are Still Using Native Americans As Team Mascots | Hope Allchin | October 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight“What you eat and how much you eat is an individual right,” Zhao Wanping, a delegate to the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp Parliament, told the state-backed Economic Daily newspaper.
Yet earlier this year I campaigned for the presidency, often with my husband at my side, winning delegates to this very convention.
Buttigieg invokes progress of LGBTQ movement at Democratic convention | Chris Johnson | August 21, 2020 | Washington Blade
She was also a good delegator; there were lots of other people doing things at her behest.
British Dictionary definitions for delegate
a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting
US government a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives
to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute
(tr) to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative
(tr) mainly US to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself
Origin of delegate
1Derived forms of delegate
- delegable (ˈdɛlɪɡəbəl), adjective
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