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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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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 July 2026
Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Fatigue from the war is growing within society, but Russians remain broadly willing to delegate responsibility for the war to Putin, whether this means peace or continued war, although support for the war has been steadily declining.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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Less than a month before, delegate Richard Henry Lee had urged Congress to declare independence, arguing that foreign governments—namely France—could then recognize the United States.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 July 2026
Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs.
—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
Verb
Amazon has been slimming down its workforce and delegating more tasks to artificial intelligence.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Fatigue from the war is growing within society, but Russians remain broadly willing to delegate responsibility for the war to Putin, whether this means peace or continued war, although support for the war has been steadily declining.
—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegate
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On Tuesday, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are set to meet again in Washington for the fifth meeting to bring about an end to the war.
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Parmida is also an ambassador for bodybuilding apparel brand Darc Sport, per her Instagram.
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Swift's representative confirmed that the actor-comedian officiated the July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
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Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
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The commission unanimously appointed Deputy City Manager Christopher Cooper as acting city manager.
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Rosie Rios, chair of the America250 Semiquincentennial Commission appointed to the bipartisan group by President Joe Biden, noted she's served on the commission through several administrations.
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For purpose, whether anyone can trace their daily work to the larger picture without being handed a slogan.
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In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Monday that special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel for the meeting.
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Ramaphosa has dispatched envoys across the continent to calm governments in countries such as Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria and Mozambique, several of which have already begun evacuating their citizens.
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Gonzalez refused to speak to deputies during his arrest or his interrogation, authorities said.
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Likewise, the board has approved several permanent replacements selected by Chait for top administrators who are leaving the district, including the departing deputy superintendent of instruction, Karla Estrada.
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Police Chief Dan Ferrell said more than 100 Cobb County police officers have been deputized through the Cobb County Sheriff's Office to continue providing police services in Mableton.
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Under the program, some police officers are deputized to carry out some immigration enforcement actions.
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The video assistant referee called for a review of the play while the two were down getting tended to by trainers, leaving the Americans to nurse their lead down a man for the rest of the game.
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Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
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“Delegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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