delegate (redirected from delegator)

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

Noun

a person chosen to represent others at a conference or meeting

Verb

[-gating, -gated]

1. to entrust (duties or powers) to another person

2. to appoint as a representative [Latin delegare to send on a mission]

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 1. representative, agent, deputy, ambassador, commissioner, envoy, proxy, depute Scot. legate, spokesman or spokeswoman

verb 2. entrust, transfer, hand over, give, pass on, assign, relegate, consign, devolve

verb 3. appoint, commission, select, contract, engage, nominate, designate, mandate, authorize, empower, accredit, depute

Translations

delegate [ˈdɛlɪgɪt] n → delegado/a

vt [ˈdɛlɪgeɪt] → delegar;

to delegate sth to sb/sb to do sth → delegar algo en algn/en algn para hacer algo

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delegate n [ˈdɛlɪgɪt] → délégué(e)

vt [ˈdɛlɪgeɪt] → déléguer;

to delegate sth to sb/sb to do sth → déléguer qch à qn/qn pour faire qch

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delegate [ˈdɛlɪgɪt] n → Delegierte(r) f(m)

vt → delegieren;

to delegate sth to sb → jdm mit etw beauftragen;

to delegate sb to do sth → jdn damit beauftragen, etw zu tun

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delegate n [ˈdɛlɪgɪt] → delegato/a

vt [ˈdɛlɪgeɪt] → delegare;

to delegate sth to sb/sb to do sth → delegare qc a qn/qn a fare qc