noun🔗ShareA person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy"The teacher sent two delegates from each class to the student council meeting to represent their classmates' opinions. "politicsgovernmentorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA representative at a conference, etc."The company sent five delegates to the international business conference. "politicsgovernmentorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn appointed representative in some legislative bodies"The student council delegates were chosen by the student body to represent them at the school assembly. "politicsgovernmentstateorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer"In the software program, the "reportGenerator" delegate allows the main function to choose different methods for creating a report without needing to know the specific details of each method. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo authorize someone to be a delegate"The manager will delegate the task of ordering supplies to a junior employee to give them more responsibility. "governmentpoliticsbusinessorganizationjobactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate"The manager delegates tasks to her team members so she can focus on the bigger picture. "businessjoborganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own"The IT manager delegates the subdomain "marketing.example.com" to the marketing team, allowing them to create subdomains like "campaigns.marketing.example.com" and "reports.marketing.example.com". "technologycomputinginternetbusinesssystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
