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to delegate
01
to give part of the power, authority, work, etc. to a representative
Transitive: to delegate a responsibility to sb | to delegate a responsibility
Examples
The President delegated war powers to the Secretary of Defense during the crisis.
02
to assign or entrust a task or responsibility to someone else, often as a representative
Ditransitive: to delegate sb to do sth
Examples
The committee delegated one of its members to represent them in the press conference.
Delegate
01
someone who is chosen as a representative of a particular community at a conference, meeting, etc.
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