Noun(1) a person appointed or elected to represent others(2) representative(3) often governmental
Verb(1) transfer power to someone(2) give an assignment to (a person, a person(3) give an assignment to (a person) to a post(4) or assign a task to (a person)(5) give authority; empower(6) assign responsibility
Noun(1) a person appointed or elected to represent others(2) representative(3) often governmental
Verb(1) transfer power to someone(2) give an assignment to (a person, a person(3) give an assignment to (a person) to a post(4) or assign a task to (a person)(5) give authority; empower(6) assign responsibility
(1) The British bombardment hadn't been that bad, but he had to delegate uninjured soldiers to care for the wounded.(2) As a conference delegate representing the region, she has already successfully moved several resolutions.(3) They can delegate that authority to an institution like this one, whose duty it is to follow the limit.(4) The difficulty has resided in how the governing body has chosen to delegate ranking authority.(5) They're not known to delegate authority to the subordinate units.(6) We can delegate the authority to train and bring up our children to someone else but never the responsibility.(7) It is also advisable to delegate someone as responsible in the case of a disaster.(8) He is our delegate , elected to represent our wishes to the best of his ability.(9) If an application is given to committee it takes longer to reach a decision, so the Government encourages local authorities to delegate the decision to planning officers.(10) And it is exercisable by the Queen's representative, not her delegate or agent.(11) The Presidency may also delegate a judge or a staff member of the court to supervise the conditions of detention.(12) By 1787, he was serving as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention but was unable to speak due to ill health.(13) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Often we delegate a student in our group to go to attend lectures, and then everybody borrows the notes,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb he says.(14) In 1971, residents gained the right to elect a delegate to the House of Representatives.(15) The Deputy Attorney General may not delegate such authority.(16) The government will introduce the legislation necessary to delegate the authority to the community committees so that they may implement the policies decided by the committee.
