delegate

del·e·gate

D0109700 (dĕl′ĭ-gāt′, -gĭt)n.1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or 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 US territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not vote.tr.v. (-gāt′) 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.

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[Middle English delegat, from Medieval Latin dēlēgātus, from past participle of dēlēgāre, to dispatch : Latin dē-, de- + Latin lēgāre, to send; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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del′e·ga′tor n.

delegate

n 1. a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government US a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives vb 3. to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute 4. (tr) to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative 5. (Law) (tr) chiefly US to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself [C14: from Latin dēlēgāre to send on a mission, from lēgāre to send, depute; see legate] delegable adj

del•e•gate

(n. ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; v. -ˌgeɪt)

n., v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. n. 1. a person designated to act for or represent another or others, as at a conference or political convention. 2. the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives. 3. a member of the House of Delegates in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. v.t. 4. to send or appoint as deputy or representative. 5. to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent. [1350–1400; Middle English (n.) < Medieval Latin dēlēgātus, n. use of Latin: past participle of dēlēgāre to assign =dē- de- + lēgāre to send as an envoy; see legate] del`e•ga•tee′ (-gəˈti) n. del′e•ga`tor, n.

delegate

Past participle: delegated
Gerund: delegating

Imperative
delegate
delegate

Present
I delegate
you delegate
he/she/it delegates
we delegate
you delegate
they delegate

Preterite
I delegated
you delegated
he/she/it delegated
we delegated
you delegated
they delegated

Present Continuous
I am delegating
you are delegating
he/she/it is delegating
we are delegating
you are delegating
they are delegating

Present Perfect
I have delegated
you have delegated
he/she/it has delegated
we have delegated
you have delegated
they have delegated

Past Continuous
I was delegating
you were delegating
he/she/it was delegating
we were delegating
you were delegating
they were delegating

Past Perfect
I had delegated
you had delegated
he/she/it had delegated
we had delegated
you had delegated
they had delegated

Future
I will delegate
you will delegate
he/she/it will delegate
we will delegate
you will delegate
they will delegate

Future Perfect
I will have delegated
you will have delegated
he/she/it will have delegated
we will have delegated
you will have delegated
they will have delegated

Future Continuous
I will be delegating
you will be delegating
he/she/it will be delegating
we will be delegating
you will be delegating
they will be delegating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been delegating
you have been delegating
he/she/it has been delegating
we have been delegating
you have been delegating
they have been delegating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been delegating
you will have been delegating
he/she/it will have been delegating
we will have been delegating
you will have been delegating
they will have been delegating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been delegating
you had been delegating
he/she/it had been delegating
we had been delegating
you had been delegating
they had been delegating

Conditional
I would delegate
you would delegate
he/she/it would delegate
we would delegate
you would delegate
they would delegate

Past Conditional
I would have delegated
you would have delegated
he/she/it would have delegated
we would have delegated
you would have delegated
they would have delegated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	delegate - a person appointed or elected to represent othersapostolic delegate - (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with itrepresentative - a person who represents others
Verb	1.	delegate - transfer power to someonedeputeassign, 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, deputemandate - assign authority tocast - 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 workdelegate, depute - transfer power to someonemandate - 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)

delegate

noun1. representative, agent, deputy, ambassador, commissioner, envoy, proxy, depute (Scot.), legate, spokesman or spokeswoman The rebels' chief delegate repeated their demands.verb1. 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.

delegate

nounOne who stands for another:deputy, representative.

Translations

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delegate

(ˈdeləgeit) verb to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else. He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant. 把...委託給 把...委托给 (-gət, (American) -geit) noun an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc). The delegates met in the conference room. 代表 代表ˌdeleˈgation noun a body of delegates. 代表團 代表团

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