delegate
Meaning of delegate
noun
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
verb- 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
the power delegated to him must never be misused
late Middle English: from Latin delegatus ‘sent on a commission’, from the verb delegare, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’.
Information about delegate
- The plural form of delegate is: delegates.
- Languages in which delegate is used:
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Hyphenation of delegate
del-e-gate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- delegate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
delegate synonyms
Meaning depute:
Meaning designate:
Meaning a delegate who attends a conference, negotiations, etc., so as to represent the interests of another person or group:
Meaning a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission:
Meaning a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission:
Meaning a person appointed to a role on or by a commission:
Meaning a person who acts on behalf of another person or group:
Meaning a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence:
Meaning a deputy or delegate:
Meaning a spokesman or spokeswoman (used as a neutral alternative):
Meaning a person who makes statements on behalf of a group or individual:
Meaning a woman who makes statements on behalf of a group or individual:
Meaning the lead singer of a pop or rock group:
Meaning an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country:
Meaning a person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country:
Meaning a person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages:
Meaning the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting:
Meaning (in the Roman Catholic Church) a papal ambassador to a foreign court or government:
Meaning an ambassador or messenger:
Meaning assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone):
Meaning freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone):
Meaning deliver (something) to a person's keeping:
Meaning transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration:
Meaning make over the possession of (property, a right, or a responsibility) to another:
Translation of delegate
- German: übertragen, delegieren, zuweisen, zusprechen
- Italian: demandare, delegato, delegare, assegnare, attribuire, deputare
- Spanish: delegar, delegado, delegada, asignar, atribuir, adjudicar
- French: déléguer, délégué, assigner
- Portuguese: delegar, atribuir
Words that rhyme with delegate
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