delegate
/ˈdɛlɪɡət/
verb
- To give a task or responsibility to someone else, usually someone with less authority.
- A good manager knows how to delegate tasks to team members.
- She decided to delegate the planning of the party to her assistant.
- You can delegate the data entry work to the intern.
- To choose someone to act or speak on behalf of a group.
- The club delegated two members to negotiate the contract.
- We delegated our neighbor to collect the mail while we were away.
- The committee delegated him to present their findings to the board.
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noun
- A person chosen to represent a group of people, often at a meeting or conference.
- Each country sent a delegate to the United Nations assembly.
- The union delegate spoke on behalf of the workers during the negotiation.
- Our school selected two delegates to attend the student leadership summit.
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