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DELEGATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person appointed or elected to represent others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("delegate" is a kind of...):

representative (a person who represents others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "delegate"):

apostolic delegate ((Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it)

Derivation:

delegate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))

delegate (transfer power to someone)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Synonyms:

assign; delegate; depute; designate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "delegate" is one way to...):

appoint; charge (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "delegate"):

mandate (assign authority to)

cast (select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet)

post (assign to a post; put into a post)

cast (assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors)

devolve (pass on or delegate to another)

task (assign a task to)

place (place somebody in a particular situation or location)

regiment (assign to a regiment)

reassign; transfer (transfer somebody to a different position or location of work)

delegate; depute (transfer power to someone)

mandate (assign under a mandate)

advance; elevate; kick upstairs; promote; raise; upgrade (give a promotion to or assign to a higher position)

break; bump; demote; kick downstairs; relegate (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank)

place (assign to (a job or a home))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Sentence example:

They delegate him to write the letter

Derivation:

delegacy (the appointment of a delegate)

delegate (a person appointed or elected to represent others)

delegation (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Transfer power to someone

Synonyms:

delegate; depute

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "delegate" is one way to...):

assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

delegacy (the appointment of a delegate)

delegate (a person appointed or elected to represent others)

delegating; delegation (authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)

delegation (a group of representatives or delegates)

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