a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
"congress delegates rejected the proposals"
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synonyms:
representative, envoy, emissary, commissioner, agent, deputy, commissary; Morespokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, frontman;ambassador, plenipotentiary;messenger, go-between, proxy;nuncio;depute;archaiclegate"delegates from the UN"
a member of a committee.
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verb
verb: delegate; 3rd person present: delegates; past tense: delegated; past participle: delegated; gerund or present participle: delegating
ˈdɛlɪɡeɪt/
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entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
"she must delegate duties so as to free herself for more important tasks"
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synonyms:
assign, entrust, give, pass on, hand on/over, turn over, consign, devolve, depute, transfer"she must learn to delegate routine tasks to others"