delegate
noun
a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
Example Sentences
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Why does "the subdelegate cause only the defenseless and the unprotected to be drafted?"
From The Ancient Regime by John Durand
M. Michel, my subdelegate at Montreal has received the bounty of 500 livres you have requested your agent to pay to him; he hopes that you will be pleased to have it continued next year.
From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
