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noun
- 1. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference: "the delegates rejected the proposal"
verb
- 1. entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself: "the power delegated to him must never be misused" Similar
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Learn the noun and verb meanings of delegate, a word derived from Latin legare, meaning "to send." See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of delegate.
a person chosen or elected by a group to represent the group, esp. at a meeting: Each state chooses delegates to the national convention.
noun. a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting. government a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives.
A delegate is a person chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of people, especially at a conference or meeting.
A delegate is a person authorized to act as representative for another, or a representative to a conference or convention. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and synonyms from various dictionaries and sources.
noun. /ˈdelɪɡət/ a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them. Congress delegates rejected the proposals. Extra Examples. Topics Preferences and decisions c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
Learn the meaning of delegate as a noun and a verb, with examples from the corpus. Delegate can mean someone who represents a group, or someone who gives or receives power or work.
