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delegate

/ delegate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a person appointed or elected to represent others
Type of:
representative
Kinds of:
apostolic delegate
Derived:
designate depute assign
verb Sense 2
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Type of:
appoint charge
Kinds of:
mandate cast post devolve task
Derived:
assignment duty assignment appointment designation naming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
transfer power to someone
Type of:
designate depute assign
Derived:
delegating delegation relegating relegation deputation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
2
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representative apostolic delegate appoint charge mandate cast post devolve task designate depute assign