Thesaurus: delegate

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1. n. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
2. n. 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. n. 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. a. Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge.
5. v. t. 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. v. t. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.
7. n. a person appointed or elected to represent others
8. v. transfer power to someone
9. v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
10. Sent to act for a represent another; deputed; as, a delegatejudge. "Delegate power." Strype.
11. v:16/n:84 n. a person appointed or elected to represent others v. transfer power to someone v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)