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

The delegates would likely have been chosen through a party primary in May 2027 and a general election in August 2027, the report said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Threatened plants and animals have been the focus for the past two weeks in Armenia, where delegates from around the world have gathered for the United Nations summit on biodiversity. — Eric Niiler, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026

And at last year’s state GOP convention, delegates even passed a resolution to prevent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from qualifying as a Republican, a move leaders refused to enforce. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

In 2025, demonstrators circulated online posters calling on the state’s federal delegates, including Risch, to host town halls. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026

Each participant will get a tailored calendar of pre-booked meetings with teams from the JAFF Future Project selection, rights holders from JAFF IP Connection, exhibitors and other delegates. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Late last month, roughly 100 dockworker delegates from four countries rallied outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver, following an international anti-automation summit that included Montreal’s own CUPE Local 375. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

The French gêne par procuration delegates discomfort, while the German Fremdschämen means foreign shame. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Organized by the People’s Armed Police, the event brought together more than 320 defense experts and military delegates from 62 countries. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 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