Delegate - English meaning

noun

A person who acts on behalf of another person or group.

Usage examples:

In the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent

noun

A person who acts for or represents another

Usage examples:

A travel agent, he is the agent for several of the highest paid players in baseball., a secret agen…

noun

A person who is paid to buy or sell products or provide a service for a company, but who is not a regular employee

Usage examples:

Following the recent insurance scam, legislation is being put in place to ensure all agents protect…

noun

An accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country.

Usage examples:

The french ambassador to portugal

verb

Allocate (a job or duty).

Usage examples:

Congress had assigned the task to the agency

noun

Another term for assignee (sense 1).

Usage examples:

This agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their successors and assigns

noun

A person appointed to a role on or by a commission.

Usage examples:

The traffic commissioner's office, once located in talbot road, old trafford, was moved to yorkshir…

noun

An official in charge of a government department or other organization

Usage examples:

The police commissioner

noun

An official in charge of a government department or other organization

Usage examples:

The eu's budget commissioner said the behaviour of member states had to change., a police commissio…

verb

Deliver (something) to a person's keeping.

Usage examples:

He consigned three paintings to sotheby's

verb

To give or send, or to put someone in an unpleasant place or situation

Usage examples:

She refused to consign her children to a life of poverty.

verb

To send goods or documents to a person or company

Usage examples:

Consign sth to sb the goods will be consigned to you by air freight., most items that you consign t…

verb

Appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible.

Usage examples:

She was deputed to look after him while clare was away

noun

A person appointed to act in an official capacity or as a representative of another official.

Usage examples:

A depute chairman

verb

To ask someone to act or speak for you

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] i've deputed lara brown to speak for me at the conference., she's deputing the …

noun

A person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence.

Usage examples:

His deputy has been largely running the business for the past year

noun

A person who is given the power to act instead of, or to help do the work of, another person

Usage examples:

A deputy chairman, the deputy editor, a sheriff’s deputy

noun

A person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there

Usage examples:

He was appointed to the paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief., you will be required …

verb

Transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration.

Usage examples:

Measures to devolve power to a scottish assembly

verb

To give power or a responsibility to a person or group that is at a lower level or has less authority

Usage examples:

Devolve sth to sb/sth spending under these budget items must be devolved to local offices., the con…

noun

A person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.

Usage examples:

He sent his agents, emissaries to her with fabulous temptations but the virtuous 1ady rebuffed them…

noun

A person sent by one government or political leader to another to deliver messages or to take part in discussions

verb

Assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).

Usage examples:

I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back

verb

To make someone responsible for someone or something

Usage examples:

We entrusted our dog to a neighbor when we went away on a trip.

verb

To give someone a thing or duty for which they are responsible

Usage examples:

Entrust sb with sth many people had entrusted the company with money they intended to use in retire…

noun

A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.

Usage examples:

The un special envoy to yugoslavia

noun

A short stanza concluding a ballade.

noun

Someone who is sent as a representative from one government or organization to another

noun

The lead singer or leader of a musical group

Usage examples:

Coldplay frontman chris martin

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

noun

Someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet

Usage examples:

When we act as a go-between for supplier and buyers, we help them develop trading links.

noun

A member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the pope.

Usage examples:

A papal legate arrived in france on a peacemaking mission

noun

A person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages.

Usage examples:

Agni was the next and was important in the sacrifices and was considered as a messenger, carrying t…

verb

Send (a document or package) by messenger.

Usage examples:

Could you have it messengered over to me?

noun

A person who carries a message

noun

(in the roman catholic church) a papal ambassador to a foreign court or government.

Usage examples:

The vatican has not had diplomatic relations with china since 1951 when the communist government ex…

noun

A person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country.

Usage examples:

Assistant commissars of foreign affairs, as well as ambassadors, plenipotentiaries, and consul-gene…

adjective

Having full power to take independent action.

Usage examples:

A minister plenipotentiary

noun

A person who has the authority to represent his or her country, especially in another country

Usage examples:

A plenipotentiary diplomat/role, making use of his plenipotentiary powers, he dispatched the necess…

noun

The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy

noun

Authority given to someone to act for you, as by voting as your representative in an election, or the person to whom this authority is given

noun

A written document that officially gives someone the authority to do something for another person, for example by voting at a meeting for them

Usage examples:

A creditor may give a proxy to any person of full age requiring him or her to vote for or against a…

adjective

Typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.

Usage examples:

Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in britain

noun

A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.

Usage examples:

The duke of gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, king george v

noun

A member of the us house of representatives; a congressman or congresswoman

Usage examples:

The company has representatives in most european capitals., a good political poll is based on a rep…

noun

A person who makes statements on behalf of a group or individual.

Usage examples:

A spokesman for greenpeace

noun

A spokesman or spokeswoman (used as a neutral alternative).

Usage examples:

A spokesperson for the scottish office

noun

A person who makes official, public statements for a group or organization

Usage examples:

A government spokesperson

noun

Someone who is chosen or employed by a person or organization to speak officially to the public for them

Usage examples:

A company spokesperson said that customers would get their money by the end of this week., a spokes…

noun

A woman who makes statements on behalf of a group or individual.

Usage examples:

A spokeswoman for the agency said it would not be investigating the case

noun

A female spokesperson

noun

A woman who acts as a spokesperson

Usage examples:

A spokeswoman blamed the confusion on miscommunication between the company and its customers.

verb

Move from one place to another.

Usage examples:

He intends to transfer the fund's assets to the treasury

noun

An act of moving something or someone to another place, organization, team, etc.

Usage examples:

A transfer of wealth to the eu's poorer nations

verb

Move from one place to another