delegate

delegate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. deputy, envoy, emissary, agent. —v. t. commission, entrust, depute, empower. See substitution.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. representative, emissary, proxy, deputy, agent, substitute, envoy, regent, viceroy, consul, appointee, plenipotentiary, minister, surrogate, spokesperson, alternate, nominee, commissioner, ambassador, legate, member, duly elected representative, the people's choice*, stand-in*, sub*, pinch hitter*; see also agent 1 , representative 1 .
v.
1. [To give authority to another]
Syn. authorize, commission, appoint, name, designate, accredit, nominate, select, choose, assign, cast, constitute, license, empower, deputize, depute, swear in, send as a deputy, ordain, invest, place trust in, fix upon, assign power of attorney to, elect, warrant, give one the nod*, give one the green light*, give one the go-ahead*; see also approve 1 , commission .
Ant. dismiss*, repudiate, reject.
2. [To give duties to another]
Syn. entrust, authorize, charge, assign, give to, hold responsible for, parcel out among, send on a mission, send on an errand, transfer, relegate, shunt, devolve, shove off on*, dump on*, pass the buck*; see also commit 2 .
Ant. maintain*, retain, keep.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
representative, deputy, spokesperson, agent, appointee, proxy, envoy, intermediary.
II
v.
appoint, commission, deputize, authorize, charge, commission, empower, nominate, assign, give.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun One who stands for another: deputy, representative. See SUBSTITUTE.

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  • delegate — ► NOUN 1) a person sent to represent others, in particular at a conference. 2) a member of a committee. ► VERB 1) entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person. 2) authorize (someone) to act as a representative. DERIVATIVES delegator …   English terms dictionary

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