Meaning & use
delegate
A person chosen to represent others, especially at a meeting or conference.
See it in a sentence
Each country sent a delegate to the climate conference in Geneva.
The union elected three delegates to negotiate the new contract.
A note on using this word
As a verb, delegate means to give a task or authority to someone else, as in "delegate responsibilities."
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To entrust a task or amount of authority to another person.
A good manager knows how to delegate tasks instead of doing everything alone.
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