DELEGATING Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

delegating

verb

present participle of delegate

as in appointing

to appoint as one's representative he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

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as in handing

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 delegating My prediction is that when consumers eventually begin delegating purchasing authority to AI agents, their first instinct will not be to hand over a credit card with an open line. — Talbott Roche, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 So consider delegating some of your budget toward these home deals, including fluffy Parachute bedding that’s 33 percent off. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Haunted Hotel is a prime example of my strategy for delegating to people who are more talented than you. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026 Amazon has been slimming down its workforce and delegating more tasks to artificial intelligence. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 The policy expands upon a school’s role in delegating speech rules, requiring them to act in a neutral manner with students. — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 Family court officials typically strive to keep children separate from the litigation, delegating to guardians ad litem the task of determining their best interests. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026 This means that an agent can’t represent an NFL player or an NBA player without obtaining a license from the NFLPA or NBPA, respectively, with the license delegating the ability to represent the athlete to the agent. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026 Your disciplined patience turns this tug-of-war into structure by setting expectations early, delegating tasks where possible, and finishing the key task that moves results the most. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026

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Earlier attempts at appointing an AI CEO—NetDragon's virtual executive Tang Yu or Dictador's humanoid CEO Mika—never approached real autonomy; both functioned largely as decision-support experiments.

— Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Keegan managed Shearer both at Newcastle and England, immediately appointing his striker as captain for the national team.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Why This Belongs In The Finance Seat The CFO is the most conservative person in the building, so handing them an emerging technology to drive sounds backward.

— David Zwick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
That’s a problem, Nadella argues, because enterprises are unsuspectingly handing the labs the ability to one day compete with them.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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President John Adams was one of the most vigorous proponents of commissioning private vessels for national ends.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026
As for an official cause of death, Crump told GMA the family is commissioning an independent autopsy, adding that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick helped fund the examination.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

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After leaving Liverpool in 2024, Klopp was working as Red Bull’s head of global soccer.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
With the final tour game against Sunderland taking place on August 2, Parkinson and his players won’t be back in the UK until the Monday morning (August 3) — leaving under five days to prepare.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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Rather than transferring the whiskeys into entirely different finishing barrels, toasted pieces of American and French oak are placed into their existing barrels, allowing the whiskey to extract additional flavors from the wood.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
There’s even a tire failure-detection system that helps stabilize the car by transferring torque across the remaining wheels in milliseconds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of transferring

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Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of entrusting

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Much of the early literature framed the debate as a choice between state and private ownership, giving less attention to the broad range of ownership and governance arrangements that lie between those two extremes.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
This deep price drop completely sweeps away the financial barrier typically attached to high-power smart floor robots, giving busy families, pet owners, and apartment dwellers an easy way to maintain pristine floors.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

Definition of giving

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Here’s what’s at stake Britain’s new finance minister faces a delicate balancing act between delivering Burnham’s potentially more left-leaning agenda and calming financial markets.

— Ian King, CNBC, 22 July 2026
The goal is not adding more complexity to partner management, but removing unnecessary obstacles that distract from delivering customer value.

— Curtis Brinkerhoff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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