delegatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdel.ɪ.ɡət/us/ˈdel.ə.ɡət/C1 a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting:
Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.
Each union elects several delegates to the annual conference.
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- Our delegates have been mandated to vote against the proposal at the conference.
- The delegates trailed back into the conference room for the afternoon session.
- They've chartered a plane to take delegates to the conference.
- With one accord, the delegates walked out of the conference.
- The conference delegates were transfixed by her speech.
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Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- refill
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
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delegateverb
uk/ˈdel.ɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈdel.ə.ɡeɪt/delegate verb (GIVE)
C2 [ I or T ] to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you:
As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff).
Authority to make financial decisions has been delegated to a special committee.
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Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- job creation
- set sb up
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- talent scout
- tender
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delegate verb (CHOOSE PERSON)
[ T + obj + to infinitive ] to choose or elect someone to speak, vote, etc. for a group, especially at a meeting:
A group of four teachers were delegated to represent their colleagues at the union conference.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- job creation
- set sb up
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- talent scout
- tender
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