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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
Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Other companies in the AV trucking space sent delegates, including Fernride, HubPilot, ISEE, Plus, Outrider, Stack, and Waabi.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Shayne Fitz-Coy, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
This will help hospitals improve management efficiency as well as effectiveness, reduce costs, delegate remaining costs toward dedicated caregiving—therefore, ultimately enhance patient outcomes.
—Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In August 1774, delegates to the First Virginia Convention reached out to Rind, asking her to publish a radical pamphlet authored by Jefferson about the rights of the Colonies.
—Alexandra Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Other companies in the AV trucking space sent delegates, including Fernride, HubPilot, ISEE, Plus, Outrider, Stack, and Waabi.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Actively demonstrate and teach your team to delegate routine tasks to AI while personally handling situations requiring judgment and empathy.
—Shayne Fitz-Coy, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
This will help hospitals improve management efficiency as well as effectiveness, reduce costs, delegate remaining costs toward dedicated caregiving—therefore, ultimately enhance patient outcomes.
—Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegate
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Nonetheless, the singer shows up in a stylish fit, dressed in an oversized jacket and a Chanel beanie—fitting given that the K-Pop sensation is a longtime Chanel ambassador and the newest face of the Chanel 25 handbag.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Past youth winners like Ashleigh Scully and Zander Galli have grown into articulate ambassadors for wildlife and the environment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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This year, the party has spent nearly $152,000 backing a slate of Calumet City candidates led by Mayor Thaddeus Jones, who also is a state representative.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The group’s legal representatives pointed to some instances in an email to TIME.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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He was then appointed chief strategy and performance officer for the Houston Airport System before moving through the ranks to chief development officer and chief operating officer.—
Skyler Swisher,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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In late January, FEMA provided that, handing her the keys to a temporary trailer at a quiet mobile home park in Black Mountain.—
Ames Alexander (INACTIVE0,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Tigers recorded 39 shots compared with just 10 for the Lancers, as Towson handed Longwood (0-7) its biggest loss of the season.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu became emboldened to resist the second phase; Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff began negotiating that phase seemingly from scratch, introducing a new ceasefire plan different from the one both sides agreed to in January.—
TIME,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and his staff also stepped in when problems arose.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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During that period, his brother was hired into what appears to have been his first federal job—deputy director of the Office of Secretarial Boards and Councils at the Department of Energy.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Also in the power hallway is Beau Harrison, deputy chief of staff for operations.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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And civil rights demonstrators – including a future congressman – were savagely beaten in 1965 by state troopers and deputized citizens in Selma, Alabama.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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Its power derives from Musk, the wealthiest person on the planet, who has been deputized to dismantle vast swaths of the federal bureaucracy—slashing budgets, gutting the civil service, and stripping independent agencies of the ability to impede the President’s objectives.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The last remaining Founder, Marlene Hagge-Vossler, passed away in 2023, leaving a sad void at the Founders Cup.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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While there’s no official answer to what happened to Bailee, Summer House fans don’t blame her for leaving the show, with many viewers accusing the cast of favoring new cast mate Lexi over Bailee in the Season 9 premiere.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Delegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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