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ɪnoun
1.
a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
2.
(formerly) the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.
3.
a member of the lower house of the state legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia.
verb (used with object)
4.
to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.
5.
to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (noun) < Medieval Latin dēlēgātus, noun use of Latin: past participle of dēlēgāre to assign, equivalent to dē- de- + lēgātus deputed; see legate
1350–1400; Middle English (noun) < Medieval Latin dēlēgātus, noun use of Latin: past participle of dēlēgāre to assign, equivalent to dē- de- + lēgātus deputed; see legate
Related forms
non·del·e·gate, noun
pre·del·e·gate, noun, verb, -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
re·del·e·gate, verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
EXPANDsub·del·e·gate, noun
sub·del·e·gate, verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing.
un·del·e·gat·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
5. entrust, assign, transfer.
5. entrust, assign, transfer.
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Example Sentences
- Congress delegated its ability to choose individual projects to technocrats.
- Use sweat equity for tasks in your comfort zone, and delegate the rest.
- She lost 11 races in a row in three weeks, relinquishing a lead in the delegate count that she would not get back.
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World English Dictionary
| delegate | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting |
| 2. | (US) government a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute |
| 4. | (tr) to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative |
| 5. | chiefly (US) (tr) to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself |
| [C14: from Latin dēlēgāre to send on a mission, from lēgāre to send, depute; see | |
| delegable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
delegate
late 14c., from L. delegatus, pp. of delegare "to send as a representative," from de- "from, away" + legare "send with a commission." The verb is from 1520s.
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