亚洲网紅露点

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delegate

[ noun del-i-git, -geyt; verb del-i-geyt ]

noun

  1. a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
  2. (formerly) the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  3. a member of the lower house of the state legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia.


verb (used with object)

delegated, delegating.
  1. to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.
  2. to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.

    Synonyms: , ,

delegate

/ 藞诲蓻濒瑟伞蓹产蓹濒 /

noun

  1. a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting
  2. government a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute
  2. tr to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative
  3. tr to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • delegable, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别濒路别路驳补路迟别别 [del-i-g, uh, -, tee], noun
  • 诲别濒路别路驳补路迟辞谤 [del, -i-gey-ter], noun
  • 苍辞苍路诲别濒顎侥路驳补迟别 noun
  • 辫谤别路诲别濒顎侥路驳补迟别顎 noun verb predelegated predelegating
  • 谤别路诲别濒顎侥路驳补迟别顎 verb (used with object) redelegated redelegating
  • 蝉耻产路诲别濒顎侥路驳补迟别 noun
  • 蝉耻产路诲别濒顎侥路驳补迟别顎 verb (used with object) subdelegated subdelegating
  • 耻苍路诲别濒顎侥路驳补迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of delegate1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English (past participle) delegat, from Medieval Latin 诲脓濒脓驳腻迟耻蝉, noun use of past participle of 诲脓濒脓驳腻谤别 鈥渢o assign,鈥 equivalent to 诲脓- de- + 濒脓驳腻迟耻蝉 鈥渄别辫耻迟别诲鈥; legate
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of delegate1

C14: from Latin 诲脓濒脓驳腻谤别 to send on a mission, from 濒脓驳腻谤别 to send, depute; see legate
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Gelasius I made the critical distinction that both powers were given to the Church by God, who then delegated earthly power to the state, making the Church ultimately superior.

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I talk about people avoiding individual accountability and delegating their decision-making responsibilities to a written policy 鈥 but in a court of law, for instance, that's exactly what you want the judge to do.

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He was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security in London, which is being attended by delegates from more than 50 governments, including the US and the EU.

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But industry and country delegates appeared unperturbed when speaking to the BBC on Wednesday and continued with negotiations.

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鈥淚鈥檝e long expressed my view that congress has delegated too much authority on trade to the executive branch under Republican & Democrat presidents,鈥 Grassley posted on X.

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