delegate

noun
UK: /ˈdelɪɡeɪt/
US: /ˈdelɪɡət/

  1. A person chosen to represent a group.

    1. Our delegate will speak at the meeting soon.
    2. Each state sends delegates to the national convention every year to represent their people.

  2. A member of a committee or congress.

    1. She was chosen as a delegate to the conference.
    2. The United Nations has delegates from almost every country in the world.

Synonyms

assign representative transfer
delegate verb

  1. To give a job or responsibility to someone else.

    1. I delegate tasks to my team.
    2. Managers must delegate responsibilities effectively to improve work.

  2. To choose someone to represent a group.

    1. We delegate her to speak for us.
    2. The committee delegated him to negotiate the contract on their behalf for them.
delegate adjective

  1. Having been given a job or responsibility to do something for someone else.

    1. She is a delegate member.
    2. The delegate authority was given to him by the boss.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "delegate" in English means: A person chosen to represent a group., A member of a committee or congress..

The phonetic transcription of "delegate" is /ˈdelɪɡeɪt/ in British English and /ˈdelɪɡət/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "delegate": assign, representative, transfer.

Example usage of "delegate": "Our delegate will speak at the meeting soon.". More examples on the page.