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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 delegated
Recent industry surveys show that cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy have moved firmly onto board agendas, with directors increasingly treating them as enterprise risk issues that shape strategy, not just technical or compliance concerns delegated to management.
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Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Previously, a project manager delegated this request to the resource manager, who would spend a week sending emails and Microsoft Team messages across the company to build the group.
—John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Managers don’t make decisions except those specifically delegated to them by the board.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Patients should understand who is responsible for designing the hairline and determining graft numbers, which parts of the procedure are performed by the physician versus delegated to technicians, and why a specific technique is being recommended for their individual case.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
His responsibilities will be delegated internally through NASCAR's president -- now Steve O'Donnell -- and the executive leadership team.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
There are no immediate plans to replace the commissioner role, either, NASCAR wrote in a statement, adding that Phelps’s responsibilities will be delegated internally through NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell and executive leadership team.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
His responsibilities will be delegated to the existing leadership team, according to the company.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
His responsibilities will be delegated internally through NASCAR’s president — now Steve O’Donnell — and the executive leadership team.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Previously, a project manager delegated this request to the resource manager, who would spend a week sending emails and Microsoft Team messages across the company to build the group.
—John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Managers don’t make decisions except those specifically delegated to them by the board.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
Patients should understand who is responsible for designing the hairline and determining graft numbers, which parts of the procedure are performed by the physician versus delegated to technicians, and why a specific technique is being recommended for their individual case.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
His responsibilities will be delegated internally through NASCAR's president -- now Steve O'Donnell -- and the executive leadership team.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
There are no immediate plans to replace the commissioner role, either, NASCAR wrote in a statement, adding that Phelps’s responsibilities will be delegated internally through NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell and executive leadership team.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
His responsibilities will be delegated to the existing leadership team, according to the company.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
His responsibilities will be delegated internally through NASCAR’s president — now Steve O’Donnell — and the executive leadership team.
—Jenna Fryer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegated
Verb
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Most recently, Lamar was appointed as an official ambassador to the house.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
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Anyone appointed to the military police force has to complete army or air military police occupational training, according to the bill.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The tall girl arranged her curls behind her ears and handed me three cones with vanilla and chocolate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Cal State Northridge handed UC San Diego’s men’s basketball team its third straight loss Saturday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The headtopper has an interesting history, as Queen Mary commissioned the pearl and diamond design from Garrard in 1913 as a replica of an ancestral jewel.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The lavish ceiling in the property’s Drawing Room was commissioned ahead of a visit by King James I, according to the house’s website.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This is not a failing of the principles of liberalism, however, but a failure of those entrusted to act in its name.—
Philip Mullins,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Between the river’s source, entrusted to an order of Orthodox nuns, and its southern delta, where caviar bound for the Kremlin is harvested, the author journeys through a defiant country transformed by war, sanctions, and reinvigorated patriotism.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Since late 2025, under new agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, Florida has deputized more than eighteen hundred state troopers to perform federal-immigration functions.—
Edwidge Danticat,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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The agreements allow local police officials to be deputized as ICE agents.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The children's father was injured and transferred to a local hospital in Jalalabad, while the bodies of his wife and the children -- three boys and three girls between the ages of 4 and 15 -- were pulled from the rubble.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cornish is currently incarcerated at the jail in Canyon County, but will be transferred to one of the state’s prisons to begin serving his lifetime sentence.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Each member gave their all, giving a rousing performance that ranged from sweet and cute to jaw-droppingly sexy.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My dad also gave me some weird things to read for our little one-on-one Communist training, like Lenin’s On the National Question, which was a big ask of a twelve-year-old.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The physician examines and treats patients; manages medical needs and makes sure care is delivered according to professional medical standards.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Delegated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegated. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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