delegate

/'deligit/

Definition

Noun:
- A person appointed or elected to represent others: A delegate is someone chosen to act or speak on behalf of a larger group, such as at a conference or convention.
- A person authorized to act as a representative for another: This refers to someone entrusted with specific authority or decision-making power by another person or organization.
Verb:
- To give an assignment or task to a person: To delegate means to entrust a specific duty, responsibility, or piece of work to someone else.
- To appoint or authorize as a representative: This involves formally choosing someone to act in a representative capacity.
- To transfer power or authority to someone: This meaning involves handing over a portion of one's own authority or decision-making rights to another person.

Examples of Usage

Noun:
- Each country sent a delegate to the climate summit.
- She was the union delegate responsible for negotiating with management.
Verb:
- A good manager knows how to delegate tasks effectively to the team.
- The committee delegated her to vote on its behalf.
- The constitution delegates certain powers to the federal government.

Advanced Usage

"to delegate authority": to formally grant decision-making power to another.
- The CEO delegated authority to the regional directors to approve local budgets.
"delegated legislation": laws or rules made by a body to which a parliament has delegated its law-making power.
- The detailed safety regulations were created through delegated legislation.

Variants and Related Words

Delegation (n): 1. The act of delegating a task or authority. 2. A group of delegates.
- The delegation of responsibilities improved efficiency.
- A large delegation from the company attended the trade fair.
Delegable (adj): Capable of being delegated.
- Not all managerial duties are delegable.

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Related Phrasal Verbs

Delegate to: To assign a task or responsibility to a specific person or group.
- He delegated the research work to his most trusted assistant.

Related Idioms

"The buck stops here" (Antonymic Concept): This phrase, meaning one accepts ultimate responsibility, contrasts with the concept of delegating, as it implies not passing responsibility to others.
- Even though she delegates many tasks, as the director, the buck stops with her.

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