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| NOUN | 1 | delegate | A person appointed or elected to represent others |
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| VERB | 1 | delegate, depute | Transfer power to someone |
| 2 | delegate, designate, depute, assign | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| Sounds | deh'lahgaht; deh'lahgey.t |
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| Rhymes | abbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht... |
| abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt... |
| Meaning | A person appointed or elected to represent others. |
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| Broader | representative |
| Narrower | apostolic delegate |
| Verbs | delegate; delegate |
| Meaning | Transfer power to someone. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Synonyms | depute |
| Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign |
| Nouns | delegating, delegation; delegacy; delegation; delegate |
| Meaning | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
| Model | They delegate him to write the letter |
| Synonyms | designate, depute, assign |
| Broader | appoint, charge |
| Narrower | mandate; cast; post; cast; devolve; task; place; regiment; transfer, reassign; delegate, depute; mandate; promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate; demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs; place |
| Nouns | delegation; delegacy; delegate |
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