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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the delegate had a list of concerns to discuss with the country's new prime minister
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as in representative
a person who acts or does business for another
the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates
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Recent Examples of delegate
Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Netanyahu’s Friday speech at the United Nations was delivered to a mostly empty hall as delegates walked out.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Manufacturers are typically delegated permission to perform some functions on behalf of the FAA, such as issuing airworthiness and production certifications, but Boeing lost that delegation for the two models.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The threat posed by Reform is top issue among Labour delegates at the four-day conference, which ends Wednesday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Netanyahu’s Friday speech at the United Nations was delivered to a mostly empty hall as delegates walked out.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Yet studies have shown that when people delegate a task to others, the diffusion of responsibility can make the delegator feel less guilty about any resulting unethical behavior.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Manufacturers are typically delegated permission to perform some functions on behalf of the FAA, such as issuing airworthiness and production certifications, but Boeing lost that delegation for the two models.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegate
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Such was also the focus of the brand’s 2025 ad campaign — the first under Trotter — which pictured the hands of its artisans and brand ambassadors, including Tyler the Creator, Jack Antonoff, and Zadie Smith.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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As expected, the front row was stacked with top global stars from ambassadors ENHYPEN, Sadie Sink, Karina of aespa, as well as Khunpol and Phutatchai of BUS.—
Kristine Kwak,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, set to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Vivenu Appoints Industry Advisor for Sports and Entertainment Vivenu, the enterprise platform for live entertainment technology, has appointed Nick Sakiewicz as industry advisor for sports and entertainment.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mayor Craig Greenberg has appointed Deputy Mayor David James to serve out the remainder of former Jefferson County Sheriff John Aubrey's term following his death.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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His 1-0, two-out fastball to Hernández, though, ended up in the right-field stands, handing the Dodgers their first lead.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Individual disposable towels and/or hand drying device not provided at lavatory or hand sink.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Maduro’s envoys have reportedly sought to revive older air and land corridors through Central America, working with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Quartet comprised the United Nations, the European Union, Russia and the United States, and appointed Blair as its envoy in 2007 with the goal of helping to develop the Palestinian economy and institutions.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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This includes 30 people in Bogo City, a coastal city near to the epicentre of the earthquake with a population of 90,000, ABC News and the BBC reported, citing OCD deputy administrator Bernardo Alejandro.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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The message being sent is that the FCC is deputizing station owners to take on their network partners.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The photographs show how the wearable had swelled leaving no gap between his finger and the ring.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Delegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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