Delegate Meaning
/ˈdɛlɪɡət/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
nounA representative at a conference, etc.
Sentence Examples
I roomed with a delegate from Algeria.
She must learn to delegate her responsibilities. She cannot do everything herself.
Micromanagers often find it very hard to delegate work to others.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager decided to ____ the task of organizing the files to her assistant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I roomed with a ____ from Algeria.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus substantivized from the nominative masculine singular of dēlēgātus, the perfect passive participle of dēlēgō (“to send, assign, delegate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). See also legate.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Historically, all viable frameworks have always provided a mechanism to implement callbacks. C# goes one step further and encapsulates callbacks into callable objects called delegates."
— 2010, Trey Nash, Accelerated C# 2010, page xxvi:
"New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was perceived to delegate effectively. Wayne Mapp, a minister under Key observed he had 'a different style than the traditional style of New Zealand political management. He delegates in the manner of a chief executive, and lets ministers get on with their jobs' (Mapp 2014)."
— 2020, Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Political Management: The Dance of Government and Politics:
"The war on Covid-19 was delegated to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, a paralysed NHS and scientists publicly feuding over dud data."
— 2020 July 20, Simon Jenkins, “Britain deserves better than an Old Etonian Donald Trump”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager decided to ____ the task of organizing the files to her assistant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I roomed with a ____ from Algeria.