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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
Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
On July 27, 1942, Blanchardon had no trouble persuading the delegates of the municipal council of Cannes to sign the resolution.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
They cannot be delegated to artificial intelligence.
—Alan H.h. Fleischmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The pet owners are backing House Bill 564, which was introduced to the House Health and Government Operations Committee on Tuesday by Maryland delegate Nick Allen.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
On July 27, 1942, Blanchardon had no trouble persuading the delegates of the municipal council of Cannes to sign the resolution.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
This is enabled by a Congress that has delegated so much power to the executive through laws (like the immigration laws) aimed at achieving collectivist policy goals that ignore individual rights.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
They cannot be delegated to artificial intelligence.
—Alan H.h. Fleischmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegate
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Davidson is a remarkable ambassador for his disability, helping support others with Tourette’s syndrome through public speaking and other activism.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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The files have led to new criminal investigations in other countries, including of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and former ambassador Peter Mandleson in the United Kingdom.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Roughly a dozen people attended the news conference, including two West Hollywood City Council members, representatives from survivor advocacy groups, attorneys and law professors.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the people who should resign are the representatives and senators at the state and national levels who have taken the same oath and betray it by turning a blind eye to the unconstitutional acts committed every day by a lawless regime.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump had appointed − Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett − joined the 6-3 majority that overturned his emergency tariffs.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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William and Robert Irwin have a very public friendship ever since the conservationist was appointed as an ambassador for the heir’s Earthshot Prize.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
21 Feb. 2026
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No charges were filed against Ramos-Caballero and he was never arrested by the Boise Police Department, who handed him over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents the day of the incident.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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The City Council has not voted on the project since handing it off in October 2024 and did not weigh in on the plans before their release.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Police have previously cited reports that Mountbatten-Windsor sent trade information to Epstein, a wealthy investor, in 2010, when the former prince was Britain’s special envoy for international trade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Kabila appointed Gertler special envoy, and the young Israeli began traveling to the US on the president’s behalf.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hours after her post, deputies assigned to the Salton City sheriff’s station responded to a call about the discovery of human remains in Salton City.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to Reyes-English’s suit, she was hired by the city in July 2013 as a senior field deputy, also known as a council aide, in Price’s council district.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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If the answer was anything other than the United States, local officers deputized with special federal authority launched an investigation into whether the person was in the country illegally.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The state-level agreements, signed by Stitt on February 18 and 25, deputized the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Oklahoma Department of Corrections.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
12 Feb. 2026
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With the high court passing on the city’s request, that leaves in place a ruling that the city violated state law and needs to update its housing plan and zone for at least 13,368 new homes this decade, including affordable options.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Air vibrates the tissues in the voice box while an area just above contracts, leaving a small opening for the whistle to escape.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Delegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegate. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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