Delegate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
Britannica Dictionary definition of DELEGATE
[count]
:
a person who is chosen or elected to vote or act for others
:
- the U.N. delegates from African countries
- He's been chosen as a delegate to the convention.
Britannica Dictionary definition of DELEGATE
1
:
to give (control, responsibility, authority, etc.) to someone
:
to trust someone with (a job, duty, etc.)
[+ object]
- A manager should delegate authority to the best employees.
- Those chores can be delegated to someone else.
[no object]
- He doesn't delegate very well.
2
[+ object]
:
to choose (someone) to do something
— often used as (be) delegated
- He was delegated by the town to take care of the monument.