Delegate
11delegate — ▪ I. delegate del‧e‧gate 1 [ˈdelgt] noun [countable] someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group: • Around 350 delegates attended the conference. • Delegates to the union s annual meeting are expected to …
12Delegate — For other uses, see Delegate (disambiguation). A delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization (e.g., a government, a charity, an NGO, or a trade union) at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level… …
13delegate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ conference, congress, convention ▪ congressional, government, party, union ▪ Democratic …
14delegate — I n. 1) a party delegate 2) a delegate at large 3) a delegate to (a delegate to a convention) II v. 1) (B) he delegated his responsibilities to a deputy 2) (H) she was delegated to represent us * * * [ delɪgeɪt] (B) he delegated his… …
15delegate — I UK [ˈdeləɡət] / US noun [countable] Word forms delegate : singular delegate plural delegates ** someone who is chosen to represent a group of other people at a meeting II UK [ˈdeləɡeɪt] / US [ˈdeləˌɡeɪt] verb Word forms delegate : present tense …
16delegate — 01. Listen, you re working too hard. That s why you have an assistant. You ve got to learn to [delegate] more of your work to her. 02. Jasmine was chosen as the class [delegate] to speak to the teacher about their plans for the graduation… …
17delegate — del|e|gate1 [ˈdelıgıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: delegatus, from Latin legare to send as a representative ] someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group →↑representative ▪ Around 350… …
18delegate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English delegat, from Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to delegate, from de + legare to send more at legate Date: 15th century a person acting for another: as a. a representative to a… …
19delegate — del|e|gate1 [ delə,geıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give part of your work, duties, or responsibilities to someone who is more junior: Because Henry hated to delegate, he was always overworked. delegate something to someone: He… …
20delegate — ♦♦♦ delegates, delegating, delegated (The noun is pronounced [[t]de̱lɪgət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]de̱lɪgeɪt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially …
