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del·e·gate
(dĕl′ĭ-gāt′, -gĭt)n.
1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or agent.
2. A representative to a conference or convention.
3. A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.
4. An elected or appointed representative of a US territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not vote.
tr.v. (-gāt′) del·e·gat·ed, del·e·gat·ing, del·e·gates
1. To authorize and send (another person) as one's representative.
2. To commit or entrust to another: delegate a task to a subordinate.
[Middle English delegat, from Medieval Latin dēlēgātus, from past participle of dēlēgāre, to dispatch : Latin dē-, de- + Latin lēgāre, to send; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
del′e·ga′tor n.
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delegate
n
1. a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government US a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives
vb
3. to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute
4. (tr) to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative
5. (Law) (tr) chiefly US to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself
[C14: from Latin dēlēgāre to send on a mission, from lēgāre to send, depute; see legate]
delegable adj
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del•e•gate
(n. ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; v. -ˌgeɪt)n., v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. n.
1. a person designated to act for or represent another or others, as at a conference or political convention.
2. the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.
3. a member of the House of Delegates in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
v.t. 4. to send or appoint as deputy or representative.
5. to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent.
[1350–1400; Middle English (n.) < Medieval Latin dēlēgātus, n. use of Latin: past participle of dēlēgāre to assign =dē- de- + lēgāre to send as an envoy; see legate]
del`e•ga•tee′ (-gəˈti) n.
del′e•ga`tor, n.
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delegate
Past participle: delegated
Gerund: delegating
| Imperative |
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| delegate |
| delegate |
| Present |
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| I delegate |
| you delegate |
| he/she/it delegates |
| we delegate |
| you delegate |
| they delegate |
| Preterite |
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| I delegated |
| you delegated |
| he/she/it delegated |
| we delegated |
| you delegated |
| they delegated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am delegating |
| you are delegating |
| he/she/it is delegating |
| we are delegating |
| you are delegating |
| they are delegating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have delegated |
| you have delegated |
| he/she/it has delegated |
| we have delegated |
| you have delegated |
| they have delegated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was delegating |
| you were delegating |
| he/she/it was delegating |
| we were delegating |
| you were delegating |
| they were delegating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had delegated |
| you had delegated |
| he/she/it had delegated |
| we had delegated |
| you had delegated |
| they had delegated |
| Future |
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| I will delegate |
| you will delegate |
| he/she/it will delegate |
| we will delegate |
| you will delegate |
| they will delegate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have delegated |
| you will have delegated |
| he/she/it will have delegated |
| we will have delegated |
| you will have delegated |
| they will have delegated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be delegating |
| you will be delegating |
| he/she/it will be delegating |
| we will be delegating |
| you will be delegating |
| they will be delegating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been delegating |
| you have been delegating |
| he/she/it has been delegating |
| we have been delegating |
| you have been delegating |
| they have been delegating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been delegating |
| you will have been delegating |
| he/she/it will have been delegating |
| we will have been delegating |
| you will have been delegating |
| they will have been delegating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been delegating |
| you had been delegating |
| he/she/it had been delegating |
| we had been delegating |
| you had been delegating |
| they had been delegating |
| Conditional |
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| I would delegate |
| you would delegate |
| he/she/it would delegate |
| we would delegate |
| you would delegate |
| they would delegate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have delegated |
| you would have delegated |
| he/she/it would have delegated |
| we would have delegated |
| you would have delegated |
| they would have delegated |
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Noun 1. [画像:delegate - a person appointed or elected to represent others]delegate - a person appointed or elected to represent others
apostolic delegate - (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it
representative - a person who represents others
Verb 1. delegate - transfer power to someone
2. [画像:delegate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)]delegate - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
mandate - assign authority to
cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"
mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
place - assign to (a job or a home)
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delegate
noun
1. representative, agent, deputy, ambassador, commissioner, envoy, proxy, depute (Scot.), legate, spokesman or spokeswoman The rebels' chief delegate repeated their demands.
verb
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delegate
nounOne who stands for another:
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Translations
مَنْدُوب وَفْد، مَنْدوب، موفَديُفَوِّض، يَنْتَدِبيَنْتَدِبُ
delegátdelegovatpověřitpřidělit
delegeredelegeretrepræsentantdelegat
valtuutettuvaltuuttaa
delegatdelegirati
küldött
fela, fá í hendurfulltrúi
代表代表として派遣する
대표자위임하다
delegacijadelegatas
delegātsuzlikt
delegát
delegatdelegera
ตัวแทนมอบให้ทําแทน
đại biểuủy quyền
delegate
A. [ˈdelɪgɪt] N → delegado/a m/f (to en)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
delegate
vt person → delegieren ; authority, power → übertragen (to sb jdm); responsibility, job → delegieren (to sb an jdn); to delegate somebody to do something → jdn dazu abordnen or damit beauftragen, etw zu tun
n → Delegierte(r) mf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
delegate
[n ˈdɛlɪˌgɪt; vb ˈdɛlɪgeɪt]1. n delegate (to) → delegato/a (a)
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delegate
(ˈdeləgeit) verb to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else. He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant. oordra, delegeer يُفَوِّض، يَنْتَدِب делегирам delegar pověřit, přidělit übertragen delegere αναθέτω delegar volitama, delegeerima سپردن؛ اختیار دادن delegoida déléguer לְהַאֲצִיל סָמכוּיוֹת सौंपना izaslati, ovlastiti megbíz, rábíz mewakilkan fela, fá í hendur delegare 委任する 위임하다 pavesti uzlikt (kādam darbu, pienākumu u.tml.) wakil delegeren delegere, gi fullmakt przekazywać اختيار وركول، سپارل delegar a încredinţa делегировать prideliť poveriti delegirati delegera, överlämna มอบให้ทําแทน yetki vermek 把...委託給 делегувати; доручати کسی شخص کو کوئی کام تفویض کرنا ủy thác 把...委托给
(-gət, (American) -geit) noun an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc). The delegates met in the conference room. afgevaardigde, gemagtigde, gedeputeerde وَفْد، مَنْدوب، موفَد делегат delegado delegát der/die Delegierte delegeret; delegat; repræsentant αντιπρόσωπος delegado delegaat نماینده edustusto délégué/-ée נציג प्रतिनिधि izaslanik, opunomoćenik küldött utusan fulltrúi delegato 代表 대의원 delegatas delegāts mewakilkan gedelegeerde delegat, utsending, representant delegat نماینده delegado delegat делегат delegát, -ka poslanec delegat delegat, ombud, representant ตัวแทน delege, temsilci 代表 представник; делегат منتخب نمائندہ người đại biểu 代表
ˌdeleˈgation noun a body of delegates. afvaardiging, delegasie إنْتِداب، وَفْد، وُفود делегация delegação delegace die Delegation delegation αντιπροσωπεία delegación delegatsioon هیئت نمایندگی؛ گروه نمایندگان delegaatio délégation משלחת प्रतिनिधि मंडल izaslanstvo, delegacija küldöttség delegasi sendinefnd delegazione 代表団 대표단 delegacija delegācija perwakilan delegatie delegasjon delegacja نماينده، دهياء ت غړى، دپار لمان غړى، نمايندګى كول، بل چاته سپارل delegação delegaţie делегация delegácia delegacija delegacija delegation คณะผู้แทน delegasyon, heyet 代表團 делегація جماعت نمائندگان đoàn đại biểu 代表团
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delegate
→ مَنْدُوب , يَنْتَدِبُ delegát, delegovat delegere, delegeret delegieren , Delegierter αναθέτω , αντιπρόσωπος delegado , delegar valtuutettu, valtuuttaa délégué , déléguer delegat, delegirati delegare , delegato 代表, 代表として派遣する 대표자, 위임하다 afgevaardigde , delegeren delegere , utsending delegat , wydelegować delegar , representante делегат , делегировать delegat, delegera ตัวแทน, มอบให้ทําแทน delege , yetkilendirmek đại biểu, ủy quyền 代表 , 授权Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009