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as in ambassador
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 representative
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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as in to hand
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 delegate
Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Witnesses said the mayor’s arrest followed his attempt to join a facility tour with three of New Jersey’s congressional delegates.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Mock suggests delegating these tasks: Look to schedule your cleanings around the seasons.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
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Noun
Both sides also discussed a ceasefire and a meeting between their heads of state, according to the chief Ukrainian delegate, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Witnesses said the mayor’s arrest followed his attempt to join a facility tour with three of New Jersey’s congressional delegates.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
Verb
These tools are arranged in a hierarchy, with a powerful LLM tool acting as the project manager, delegating tasks to whatever will get the job done.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Mock suggests delegating these tasks: Look to schedule your cleanings around the seasons.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegate
Noun
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Speaking to reporters, Israel's ambassador to the U.S.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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After winning his first MVP award in 2015, Stephen Curry became the face of the Golden State Warriors franchise and one of the league’s ambassadors.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Billboard has reached out to the group’s representatives for comment.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
1 June 2025
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Many of the videos encourage viewers to donate to organizations such as the National Park Foundation or to call their local representatives to advocate for protecting public lands, part of a long tradition of using social media to organize social and political movements.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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He was then appointed Juventus head coach in the summer of 2014, replacing Antonio Conte, and winning the Italian top-flight in each of his five seasons in charge between 2014-15 and 2018-19, while also reaching the Champions League final in 2015 and 2017.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Later, as mayor, Giuliani appointed him to head the New York City Department of Corrections in 1998.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The Bad Boys star previously joked that Murphy handed the responsibility to him.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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During the video, Diggs pulls out a bag containing a pink substance and hands it to one of the women.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Trump’s lead envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Steve Witkoff, has had similar moments of confusion.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, said on Sunday that the U.S. would not accept any enrichment activity as part of a future deal with Iran.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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The deputies that fired their weapons are placed on administrative assignment, Codd said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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The White House deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, said the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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The Trump administration has asked the Department of Treasury to deputize Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents to help with deporting undocumented immigrants, multiple outlets reported.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this week, DeSantis touted that Florida had more state law enforcement agents deputized under 287(g) than any other state in the nation.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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Ground crews attacked the right flank of the fire while an air tanker made retardant drops across the head and left flank.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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The only two albums left in her catalog yet to be released as a re-recording are Reputation and her debut album.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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“Delegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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