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
• diplomatists
• operatives
• 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

Hell stalks the delegates of Lethe House in the conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Neither yet contemplates an agent that delegates to another agent at four in the morning. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Last year, numerous delegates left the auditorium while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

In 1942, during the Holocaust, hundreds of delegates gathered in Manhattan for what became known as the Biltmore Conference. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

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

Iranian delegates said the postponement was at the request of Saudi Arabia, which has recently endured a new series of attacks from Yemen’s Houthis. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Donofry was among the roughly 450 delegates from battleground states Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, along with his home state of Ohio, whom Vance addressed privately at a Thursday morning breakfast. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Weekend brunch is also a main event, pulling locals, bridal parties, out-of-towners, and visiting delegates; the decadent breakfast sandwich alone is worth the trip. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

While the British government has consistently rejected calls for financial reparations, the Crown’s referral effectively delegates the legal parsing of these historical grievances to the Privy Council in London. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

States have largely refused to comply, citing privacy laws and the Constitution, which expressly delegates election administration to the states subject to congressional oversight. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Wilson Tamfuh, a public and international law professor at the University of Dschang in West Cameroon, said the country has institutions that can keep the government running when the president delegates responsibilities. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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