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del·e·gate  (dl-gt, -gt)

n.

1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or an agent.

2. A representative to a conference or convention.

3. A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.

4. An elected or appointed representative of a U.S. territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not vote.

tr.v. (-gt) del·e·gat·ed, del·e·gat·ing, del·e·gates

1. To authorize and send (another person) as one's representative.

2. To commit or entrust to another: delegate a task to a subordinate.

3. Law To appoint (one's debtor) as a debtor to one's creditor in place of oneself.

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[Middle English delegat, from Medieval Latin dlgtus, from past participle of dlgre, to dispatch : Latin d-, de- + Latin lgre, to send; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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dele·gator n.

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delegate

n [ˈdɛlɪˌgeɪt -gɪt]

1. a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US Government a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives

vb [ˈdɛlɪˌgeɪt]

1. to give or commit (duties, powers, etc.) to another as agent or representative; depute

2. (tr) to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative

3. (Law) (tr) Chiefly US to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself

[from Latin dēlēgāre to send on a mission, from lēgāre to send, depute; see legate]

delegable  [ˈdɛlɪgəb^əl] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delegate - a person appointed or elected to represent others apostolic delegate - (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it representative - a person who represents others
Verb	1.	delegate - transfer power to someone depute assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
	2.	delegate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) assign, designate, depute mandate - assign authority to cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona" post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital" task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children" place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation" regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers" reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work delegate, depute - transfer power to someone mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant" appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" place - assign to (a job or a home)

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delegate

noun

representative, agent, deputy, ambassador, commissioner, envoy, proxy, depute (Scot.), legate, spokesman or spokeswoman The rebels' chief delegate repeated their demands.

verb

1. entrust, transfer, hand over, give, pass on, assign, relegate, consign, devolve Many employers find it hard to delegate duties.

2. appoint, commission, select, contract, engage, nominate, designate, mandate, authorize, empower, accredit, depute Officials have been delegated to start work on a settlement.

Translations

delegate

A. [ˈdelɪgɪt] N → delegado/a m/f (to en)

B. [ˈdelɪgeɪt] VT [+ task, power] → delegar (to en) [+ person] → delegar (to do sth para hacer algo) I was delegated to do it → me delegaron para hacerlo
that task cannot be delegated → ese cometido no se puede delegar en otro

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delegate [ˈdɛlɪgət]

n (= representative) → délégué(e) m/f

[ˈdɛlɪgeɪt] vt

(= entrust) → déléguer
to delegate sth to sb [+ task] → déléguer qch à qn

(= appoint) to delegate sb to do sth → déléguer qn pour faire qch

vi → déléguer

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delegate

vt person → delegieren; authority, power → übertragen (to sb jdm); responsibility, job → delegieren (to sb an jdn); to delegate somebody to do something → jdn dazu abordnen or damit beauftragen, etw zu tun

vi → delegieren; you must delegate more → Sie sollten mehr delegieren

n → Delegierte(r) mf

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delegate [ɐn ˈdɛlɪˌgɪt; ɐvb ˈdɛlɪgeɪt]

1. n delegate (to) → delegato/a (a)

2. vt (duties, responsiblities, power) → delegare
to delegate sth to sb → delegare qc a qn
to delegate sb to do sth → delegare qn a fare qc

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delegate [ɐn ˈdɛlɪˌgɪt; ɐvb ˈdɛlɪgeɪt]

1. n delegate (to) → delegato/a (a)

2. vt (duties, responsiblities, power) → delegare
to delegate sth to sb → delegare qc a qn
to delegate sb to do sth → delegare qn a fare qc

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delegate

v delegate [ˈdeləgeit]

to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant. oordra, delegeer يُفَوِّض، يَنْتَدِب делегирам pověřit, přidělit delegere übertragen αναθέτω delegar volitama, delegeerima سپردن؛ اختیار دادن delegoida déléguer לְהַאֲצִיל סָמכוּיוֹת सौंपना izaslati, ovlastiti megbíz, rábíz mewakilkan fela, fá í hendur delegare 委任する 위임하다 pavesti uzlikt (kādam darbu, pienākumu u.tml.) wakil delegeren delegere, gi fullmakt przekazywać delegar a încre­dinţa делегировать prideliť poveriti delegirati delegera, överlämna มอบให้ทำแทน yetki vermek 把...委託給 делегувати; доручати کسی شخص کو کوئی کام تفویض کرنا ủy thác 把...委托给

[-gət, (American ) -geit] n

an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc) The delegates met in the conference room. afgevaardigde, gemagtigde, gedeputeerde وَفْد، مَنْدوب، موفَد делегат delegát delegeret; delegat; repræsentant der/die Delegierte αντιπρόσωπος delegado delegaat نماینده edustusto délégué/-ée נָצִיג प्रतिनिधि izaslanik, opunomoćenik küldött utusan fulltrúi delegato 代表 대의원 delegatas delegāts mewakilkan gedelegeerde delegat, utsending, representant delegat delegado delegat делегат delegát, -ka poslanec delegat delegat, ombud, representant ตัวแทน delege, temsilci 代表 представник; делегат منتخب نمائندہ người đại biểu 代表

n deleˈgation

a body of delegates. afvaardiging, delegasie إنْتِداب، وَفْد، وُفود делегация delegace delegation die Delegation αντιπροσωπεία delegación delegatsioon هیئت نمایندگی؛ گروه نمایندگان delegaatio délégation מִשׁלָחַת प्रतिनिधि मंडल izaslanstvo, delegacija küldöttség delegasi sendinefnd delegazione 代表団 대표단 delegacija delegācija perwakilan delegatie delegasjon delegacja delegação dele­ga­ţie делегация delegácia delegacija delegacija delegation คณะผู้แทน delegasyon, heyet 代表團 делегація جماعت نمائندگان đoàn đại biểu 代表团

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delegate → انتداب, ينتدب delegát, delegovat delegere, delegeret delegieren, Delegierter απεσταλμένος, εξουσιοδοτώ delegado, delegar valtuutettu, valtuuttaa délégué, déléguer delegat, delegirati delegare, delegato 代表, 代表として派遣する 대표자, 위임하다 afgevaardigde, delegeren delegere, utsending delegat, wydelegować delegar, representante делегат, делегировать delegat, delegera ตัวแทน, มอบให้ทำแทน delege, yetkilendirmek đại biểu, ủy quyền 代表, 授权