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| del·e·gate [ délləgət ] |
noun (plural del·e·gates) |
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1. representative or deputy: somebody who is chosen to represent or given the authority to act on behalf of another person, group, or organization, e.g. at a meeting or conference
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2. member of House of Delegates: a member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the legislature in Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia
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3. representative of U.S. territory: a representative of a territory or of the District of Columbia in the U.S. House of Representatives, who may speak on issues but not vote
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle del·e·gat·ed, present participle del·e·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular del·e·gates) |
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1. give task to somebody else: to give a task to somebody else with responsibility to act on your behalf
  She delegates that responsibility to her assistant.
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2. give authority to somebody else: to give somebody else the power to act, make decisions, or allocate resources on your behalf
an executive who was unafraid to delegate
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noun (plural del·e·gates) |
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somebody assigned a task: somebody to whom a task or responsibility is delegated
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informal
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| [15th century. < Latin delegat-, past participle of delegare "send away" < legare "send"] |
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| del·e·ga·ble adjective |
| del·e·ga·tor noun |
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