Synonyms of delegates

delegates 1 of 2

noun

plural of delegate

1

as in ambassadors

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassadors
• representatives
• envoys
• ministers
• agents
• diplomats
• legates
• emissaries
• consuls
• missionaries
• deputies
• proxies
• attachés
• apostles
• foreign ministers
• nuncios
• messengers
• procurators
• evangelists
• legations
• deputations
• detachments
• ambassadresses
• spokespeople
• chargés d'affaires
• couriers
• mouthpieces

2

as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another

the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representatives
• deputies
• agents
• attorneys
• ministers
• managers
• ambassadors
• proxies
• envoys
• reps
• assignees
• factors
• diplomats
• commissaries
• procurators
• spokesmen
• surrogates
• speakers
• plenipotentiaries
• operatives
• diplomatists
• distributors
• legates
• alternates
• foreign ministers
• emissaries
• substitutes
• replacements
• liaisons
• spies
• informers
• brokers
• arbitrators
• conciliators
• subs
• mediators
• intermediaries
• understudies
• arbiters
• pinch hitters
• spokespeople
• peacemakers
• backups
• prophets
• intercessors
• point people
• middlemen
• stand-ins
• reliefs
• point men
• compradors
• mouthpieces
• interposers
• go-betweens

delegates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of delegate

1

as in commissions

to appoint as one's representative

he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commissions
• appoints
• deputes
• deputizes
• nominates
• assigns
• charges
• names
• designates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogates
• abdicates

2

as in hands

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• leaves
• transfers
• gives
• entrusts
• passes
• trusts
• delivers
• grants
• commends
• relinquishes
• recommends
• turns over
• vests
• reposes
• commits
• loans
• transmits
• confides
• hands over
• consigns
• gives over
• supplies
• deals (out)
• confers
• submits
• lends
• bequeaths
• assigns
• divides
• distributes
• wills
• furnishes
• turns in
• disperses
• dispenses
• advances
• yields
• surrenders
• releases
• hands down
• hands in
• redelivers
• hands on
• retransfers
• retransmits
• recommits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• retains
• keeps
• reserves
• possesses
• receives
• owns
• accepts
• holds back
• withholds
• takes
• takes in
• takes over
• detains
• occupies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of delegates

Noun

Addressing thousands of officials and delegates at the Great Hall of the People, Xi portrayed China as a country that was facing tough times, but one that would emerge unscathed. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Its members included farmers, laborers, and reformers, and delegates included representatives from local unions and labor bodies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Under new rules approved by the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee, the DNC would not seat any of a rogue state’s delegates to the national convention and impose a $270,000 fine. — Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026

This week, Cuba commemorated Castro with events including the International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts and gatherings of delegates from leftist organizations across the continent. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

What matters is how much of the personal work the shopper delegates. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Attendance of international industry professional delegates to the LFF has doubled over the last five years. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

Just weeks before Myers Park finalized its name change, delegates to the SBC’s annual meeting overwhelmingly voted to advance a constitutional amendment formally barring churches with women pastors — a decision that drew national headlines. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026

Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Instead, Captain Pike delegates the investigation to Division 12, a mysterious branch of Starfleet that specializes in unexplained phenomena. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026

The memo delegates the Defense Secretary to use the Defense Production Act, which can be used to jumpstart production of key items. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 June 2026

According to Stern, there is also guardianship paperwork, which has been signed by the children’s mother, that delegates parental authority to Omar, who Stern says has acted as a liaison for the children on school and medical matters because their mother does not speak English, per Rochester First. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Coyle also delegates various administrators representing each sport to keep lists of prospective coaches. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026

In addition, as Professors Sam Ehrlich and Ryan Rodenberg recently explained in the Cardozo Law Review, there’s a potential non-delegation problem with legislation that delegates regulatory power to private athletic associations such as the NCAA or College Sports Commission. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025

In the United States, the federal government delegates the regulation of the practice of medicine to the states, which aren’t racing nearly fast enough right now to catch up with the galloping med spa industry. — Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025

Fred Harran, the Republican sheriff of Bucks County, signed up in April for the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) program, which delegates some federal immigration responsibilities to local law enforcement departments. — Will McDuffie, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025

Florida is one of several states that delegates federal immigration enforcement to state and local police. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025