Definitions for Delegate
ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; -ˌgeɪtdel·e·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. delegateverb

   a person appointed or elected to represent others

2. delegate, deputeverb

   transfer power to someone

3. delegate, designate, depute, assignverb

   give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. delegatenoun

   a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy

2. delegatenoun

   a representative at a conference, etc.

3. delegatenoun

   an appointed representative in some legislative bodies

4. delegatenoun

   a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer

5. delegateverb

   to authorize someone to be a delegate

6. delegateverb

   to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate

7. delegateverb

   to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delegateadjective

   Deputed; sent to act for, or represent another.

   Etymology: delegatus, Latin.

   Princes in judgment, and their delegate judges, must judge the causes of all persons uprightly and impartially. Taylor.

2. Delegatenoun

   Etymology: delegatus, Latin.

   1. A deputy; a commissioner; a vicar; any one that is sent to act for, or represent another.

   If after her
   Any shall live, which dare true good prefer,
   Every such person is her delegate,
   T’ accomplish that which should have been her fate. John Donne.

   There must be severe exactors of accounts from their delegates and ministers of justice. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   Let the young Austrian then her terrours bear;
   Great as he is, her delegate in war. Matthew Prior.

   Elect by Jove, his delegate of sway,
   With joyous pride the summons I’d obey. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. [In law.]Delegates are persons delegated or appointed by the king’s commission to sit, upon an appeal to him, in the court of Chancery. Blount.

3. To DELEGATEverb

   Etymology: delego, Latin.

   1. To send away.2. To send upon an embassy.3. To intrust; to commit to another’s power and jurisdiction.

   As God hath imprinted his authority in several parts upon several estates of men, as princes, parents, spiritual guides; so he hath also delegated and committed part of his care and providence unto them. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   We are to remember, that as God is the universal monarch of the world, so we have all the relation of fellow-subjects to him; and can pretend no farther jurisdiction over each other, than what he has delegated to us. Decay of Piety.

   Why does he wake the correspondent moon,
   And fill her willing lamp with liquid light,
   Commanding her, with delegated pow’rs,
   To beautify the world, and bless the night? Matthew Prior.

   4. To appoint judges to hear and determine a particular cause.

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1. delegate

   A delegate is a person or group of people who are appointed or elected to represent and act on behalf of others, usually in a specific official capacity or for a particular purpose. Delegates are often granted the authority to make decisions, negotiate, or vote on behalf of the individuals or organizations they represent.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delegatenoun

   any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar

2. Delegatenoun

   one elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting

3. Delegatenoun

   one sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution

4. Delegateadjective

   sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge

5. Delegateverb

   to send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize

6. Delegateverb

   to intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit

7. Etymology: [L. delegatus, p. p.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delegate

   A delegate is someone who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delegate

   del′e-gāt, v.t. to send as a legate or representative: to entrust or commit to.—n. one who is delegated: a deputy or representative: (U.S.) a person elected to represent a territory in congress, as distinguished from the representatives of the States.—adj. delegated, deputed.—ns. Delegā′tion, Del′egacy, a delegating: the persons delegated. [L. de, away, and legare, -ātum, to send as ambassador.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DELEGATE

   From Eng. _dally_, to loaf, and Fr. _gate_, spoiled. A spoiled loafer.

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1. delegate

   A person elected to a form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government to communicate the collective voice of the people who voted for that person.

   The delegate was elected for the fifth time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2020  

2. ---

   delegate

   To assign a task to a person.

   They did delegate the task to the relevant person.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020  

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1. Delegate

   Delegate vs. Delegation -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Delegate and Delegation.

Matched Categories

1. • Appoint
   • Assign

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Delegate' in Nouns Frequency: #1924

How to pronounce Delegate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Delegate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Delegate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Delegate in a Sentence

1. Guy Baroan:

   The best way to delegate is to create processes and systems, then you have a consistent method where, no matter who’s doing a task, it’s going to be done the same way.

2. David Baldwin:

   We think we can do a lot more with the unmanned systems if the Pentagon would just delegate the authority to us at the state level. Well be able to respond faster and maybe save more lives.

3. The Texas senator:

   Donald Trump could end up exceeding 50 percent of the vote in the GOP race, which would be a first for Donald Trump in any state and give Donald Trump a shot at claiming all 95 of the state's delegates. Incoming returns show him with roughly 62 percent. Fox News projects that Ohio Gov. John Kasich will place second in the state, leaving Texas Sen. Cruz to finish third.Cruz, though, has all along downplayed Trump’s New York performance as expected in Ohio Gov. John Kasich home state. The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Fox News also projects that Democrat Hillary Clinton will defeat Vermont Sen. Sanders in New York on the Democratic side. Primary front-runners Democrat Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both were seeking big rebound victories Tuesday after recent campaign setbacks. Texas Sen. Cruz has complicated Trump's path to the nomination by winning in recent contests like Wisconsin, and getting allies elected to several states' delegate slates. On the Democratic side, Sanders had been on a winning streak up until Tuesday -- claiming victory in seven of the eight prior contests. Whether Donald Trump and Clinton's performance Tuesday will be enough for either to wrap up the race in the coming weeks remains an open question. While the primary map seems to be shifting in the near-term to friendly territory for the front-runners, Trump in particular still faces a tough path to clinching the nomination pre-convention if his rivals choose to stay and fight. Texas Sen. Cruz, who infamously panned Trump's New York values earlier in the primary, had been bracing for a tough showing in the Empire State and showed no signs of throwing in the towel. The Texas senator was already looking ahead on the primary calendar, turning The Texas senator attention to Pennsylvania, where The Texas senator delivered a speech calling on Americans to join together to move the country forward. It is time for us to get up, shake it off and be who we were destined to be.

4. The Ethics Committee:

   Members are ultimately responsible for actions taken in their name that they delegate to third parties, thus, Members should take reasonable steps to ensure that their campaign committees or consultants comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

5. Academy President Laszlo Lovasz:

   One of the highly problematic aspects is the excessive influence of the government by European standards, there is no precedent for a government to delegate half the members of the governing body of a research network.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Delegate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Delegate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Delegate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Delegate
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Delegate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Delegate
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Delegate