delegates 1 of 2

noun

Definition of delegatesnext
plural of delegate
1
as in ambassadors
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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2
as in representatives
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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delegates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of delegate
1
as in commissions
to appoint as one's representative he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

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as in hands
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates

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  1. ambassadors
  2. representatives
  3. envoys
  4. appoints
  5. leaves
  6. ministers
  7. agents
  8. attorneys
Noun
  • That is not unusual for those appointed as ambassadors to smaller or less politically significant assignments, which often go to top donors, party officials, business leaders, star athletes or other high-profile figures.
    Chris Cameron, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Our ambassadors represent our school at events and also lead tours of our building to prospective students and families as well as visitors and business partners.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ambassadors
Noun
  • In the words of an AI proponent, the way for customer service representatives, and others doing similar jobs, to keep their positions is to become highly effective operators.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of representatives
Noun
  • His skill as a mediator made Carter a ready choice for future presidents seeking envoys to navigate crises.
    Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Decrees announcing dismissals and new appointments of Kyiv's envoys were issued on the president's website on Saturday.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of envoys
Verb
  • The clerk appoints lawmakers from each party as tellers to tally the votes before the roll call begins.
    Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Hence, the mayors of Hartford and East Hartford are part of the 14-member board and the Hartford mayor appoints two additional members (a city employee and a resident).
    Dennis Barone, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of appoints
Verb
  • Claire leaves, and John orders Beauchamp to cut the crap.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The story begins with the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) landing in Taiwan after a presidential election, where a political power vacuum leaves Taiwanese society vulnerable.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaves
Noun
  • Other ministers told their flocks that God was present even in painful, traumatic moments.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • According to the Universal Life Church's database, there are a plethora of Hollywood stars who are ministers, including Adele, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cardi B, Kathy Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg, Dwayne Johnson and Tom Hanks.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ministers
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  • Quitting misfit jobs is just an interlude in their pursuit of AI excellence to gift humans a brave new age of passion and leisure, as AI agents do our bidding.
    Aditya Malik, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The researchers created novel, realistic, challenging, and unconventional machine learning tasks to compare human experts and AI agents.
    Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of agents
Noun
  • Also, the plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote that numerous courts have held First Amendment rights exist in libraries.
    Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The charge was dismissed last July after Baldwin's attorneys alleged prosecutors had buried evidence.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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