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0 a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting:
1 to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you:
2 to choose or elect someone to speak, vote, etc. for a group, especially at a meeting:
A group of four teachers were delegated to represent their colleagues at the union conference.
3 a person chosen or elected by a group to represent the group, esp. at a meeting:
Each state chooses delegates to the national convention.
4 to give a job or responsibility to someone in a lower position instead of doing it yourself:
[ T ] Personnel matters made him uncomfortable, and he increasingly delegated them to others.
5 to choose someone to represent a group:
Four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the conference.
6 a person who is chosen or elected by a group to speak or vote for it, especially at a meeting:
More than 1,000 delegates attended the three-day conference.
a delegate to a meeting/conference
7 to give a particular job, duty, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you:
He was always overburdened with too many trivial tasks because he found it impossible to delegate.
delegate authority/powers/responsibility The Board may delegate its authority to any duly appointed committee.
delegate sth to sb A manufacturer can delegate some or all of its overseas operations to an export house.
8 to choose or elect someone to speak or vote for a group, especially at a meeting: