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noun
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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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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