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delegatee

noun

as in delegate

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  1. delegate
  2. deputy
  3. agent
Noun
  • This time, a half-dozen states are going before Super Tuesday and some of them have tons of delegates.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Agents can call APIs, query databases, retrieve documents, invoke other models, generate files, trigger workflows, connect to SaaS platforms and even delegate work to other agents.
    — Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • Know More The Pentagon has negotiated equity or some equivalent, like warrants, in at least 10 companies since Cerberus cofounder Steve Feinberg was confirmed as deputy defense secretary last year.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kosta The two rivals also do not agree on Diamantis, the former deputy state budget director at the Office of Policy and Management who was fired by Lamont in a high-profile corruption scandal.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • As the Broadview detention center filled, and while federal agents moved detainees from there to jails in Indiana and Kentucky and elsewhere, habeas corpus emerged as a viable legal tool.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of agent
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“Delegatee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegatee. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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