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

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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

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delegates

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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

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as in hands
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 delegates
Noun
Organizers are increasingly capitalizing on the excitement surrounding Formula 1 to extend delegates' stays, according to Poh Chi Chuan, executive director of exhibitions and conferences at STB. — Jenny Lee,matthew Tan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Total attendance this year was 10,100 delegates, down approximately 500 from last year, of which 3,150 were buyers – that’s 34% of the total delegate number – down approximately 150 people from last year. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Last month, union delegates approved a resolution calling for stronger protections. — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Authorities estimate hundreds of thousands of protesters, including students, teachers and delegates from trade unions, took to the streets on Tuesday as protests sweep the country. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Simms will be in town pressing the flesh alongside thousands of other delegates. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Most notably, the changes opened the process to greater public participation and reduced the power of party leaders to choose delegates behind closed doors. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 As part of the consolidation, Local 884 members will become Local 44 members and Local 44 will add studio teacher representation to its executive board and its delegates. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 On Thursday, dozens of delegates left the assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke. — Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegates
  1. ambassadors
  2. representatives
  3. commissions
  4. hands
  5. envoys
  6. deputies
  7. appoints
  8. leaves
Noun
  • In response, the ambassadors of France and Spain made public statements emphasizing the importance of a credible electoral process and the need for Haiti’s next president to have integrity.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Labor of Love The LVMH Virtuosos form a community, acting as ambassadors for their respective maisons, participating in specialized development masterclasses and taking an active role in mentoring.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ambassadors
Noun
  • Both slates will also feed into JAFF Market’s first Producers Exchange, which will set up meetings between participating producers and the JFP teams, JIPCon representatives, exhibitors and other delegates.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • During the meeting, Cohen explained that the event would bring together Jewish community representatives, diplomats and government officials, many of whom were not Jewish.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of representatives
Verb
  • Thanks to Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s funny, poignant — and sexy — folk tale, starring Olivia Colman as a village fisherwoman who commissions a fantastical husband, audiences won’t want to forget it.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, Niccolò also secretly commissions the openly gay upstart Michelangelo (Brennan Pickman-Thoon) to paint the Battle of Cascina.
    — Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of commissions
Verb
  • So the company hires a strong operator, hands them a title and waits to see what happens.
    — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If a retreat hands you a personalized microbiome report, treat it as an interesting snapshot, not a diagnosis and not a prescription.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • The top trade envoys for China and the European Union agreed Friday on a broad initial deal following two days of talks aimed at calming escalating tensions over trade imbalances, the EU trade commissioner said.
    — Sam McNeil, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The top trade envoys for China and the European Union were wrapping up two days of talks Friday aimed at calming escalating tensions over growing imbalances between the two giant economies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of envoys
Noun
  • The deputies found no warrants or weapons and did not issue citations for the minor violations, the suit states.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But while critics on the Israeli right railed against the deal, Netanyahu’s deputies worked behind the scenes to preserve it, according to correspondence obtained by TIME.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputies
Verb
  • The only exception is the City and County of Denver, where the city’s mayor appoints the Denver County Court’s judges (but not the judges for Denver District Court).
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Under Morocco’s constitution, the king appoints the head of government from the political party that wins the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of appoints
Verb
  • But the federal plan leaves the door open to steeper reductions that Arizona officials warned could be catastrophic and sued over last week.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Before any cymbal leaves the factory, a shokunin strikes it and listens, comparing its sound against a pristine reference by ear.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaves

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“Delegates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegates. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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