单词 | delegate |
释义 | Word Frequency delegatenoun (ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt, -ɡɪt) 1. a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting 2. US government a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives verb (ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt) 3. to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute 4. (transitive) to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative 5. (transitive) mainly US to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself Derived forms delegable (ˈdɛlɪɡəbəl) adjective Word origin C14: from Latin dēlēgāre to send on a mission, from lēgāre to send, depute; see legate |
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