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Synonyms for delegate
ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; -ˌgeɪtdel·e·gate

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. delegate

    These words agree in designating one who acts in the place of some other or others. The legate is an ecclesiastical officer representing the Pope. In strict usage the deputy or delegate is more limited in functions and more closely bound by instructions than a representative. A single officer may have a deputy; many persons combine to choose a delegate or representative. In the United States informal assemblies send delegates to nominating conventions with no legislative authority; representatives are legally elected to Congress and the various legislatures, with lawmaking power.

    Synonyms:
    deputy, legate, proxy, representative, substitute

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. delegate

    Synonyms:
    appoint, depute, commission

    Antonyms:
    recall, supersede, relegate, discommission

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 4 votes

  1. delegateverb

    a person appointed or elected to represent others

  2. delegate, deputeverb

    transfer power to someone

    Synonyms:
    assign, designate, depute, deputize, deputise

  3. delegate, designate, depute, assignverb

    give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

    Synonyms:
    put, deputize, set apart, indicate, arrogate, show, doom, destine, portion, point, ascribe, specify, depute, designate, denominate, impute, attribute, assign, intend, allot, deputise, fate

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Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 1 vote

  1. delegateverb

    Synonyms:
    depute, commission, appoint as agent, send on an embassy

  2. delegateverb

    Synonyms:
    intrust, commit

  3. delegatenoun

    Synonyms:
    deputy, commissioner, representative

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. delegatenoun

    Synonyms:
    deputy, proxy, vicar, commissioner, legate, envoy, appointee, surrogate

  2. delegateverb

    Synonyms:
    depute, commission

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How to use delegate in a sentence?

  1. Stephen W. Comiskey:

    You can delegate authority, but not responsibility.

  2. Darryl Barnes:

    It is clear that Delegate Lisanti is unsuited to continue in a position of leadership in the Maryland General Assembly, we have been receiving calls for her resignation, removal of subcommittee chairmanship, and to be censured on the House floor.

  3. The Texas senator:

    Donald Trump could end up exceeding 50 percent of the vote in the GOP race, which would be a first for Donald Trump in any state and give Donald Trump a shot at claiming all 95 of the state's delegates. Incoming returns show him with roughly 62 percent. Fox News projects that Ohio Gov. John Kasich will place second in the state, leaving Texas Sen. Cruz to finish third.Cruz, though, has all along downplayed Trump’s New York performance as expected in Ohio Gov. John Kasich home state. The latest headlines on the 2016 elections from the biggest name in politics. See Latest Fox News also projects that Democrat Hillary Clinton will defeat Vermont Sen. Sanders in New York on the Democratic side. Primary front-runners Democrat Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both were seeking big rebound victories Tuesday after recent campaign setbacks. Texas Sen. Cruz has complicated Trump's path to the nomination by winning in recent contests like Wisconsin, and getting allies elected to several states' delegate slates. On the Democratic side, Sanders had been on a winning streak up until Tuesday -- claiming victory in seven of the eight prior contests. Whether Donald Trump and Clinton's performance Tuesday will be enough for either to wrap up the race in the coming weeks remains an open question. While the primary map seems to be shifting in the near-term to friendly territory for the front-runners, Trump in particular still faces a tough path to clinching the nomination pre-convention if his rivals choose to stay and fight. Texas Sen. Cruz, who infamously panned Trump's New York values earlier in the primary, had been bracing for a tough showing in the Empire State and showed no signs of throwing in the towel. The Texas senator was already looking ahead on the primary calendar, turning The Texas senator attention to Pennsylvania, where The Texas senator delivered a speech calling on Americans to join together to move the country forward. It is time for us to get up, shake it off and be who we were destined to be.

  4. David Payne:

    The Ted Cruz campaign said in response to Manafort's comments : The Cruz campaign's no surprise that Trump's team will lash out with falsehoods when facing a loss to distract from their failure. … We have earned our success by working hard to build a superior organization and are working within the process and rules. Anticipating a fight for every delegate, Ted Cruz was campaigning Monday in California, which holds a delegate-rich primary on June 7. David Payne, a Republican strategist and Vox Global partner, suggested on Monday that Cruz’s efforts to win delegate support will be indispensable if Donald Trump fails to get to 1,237 delegates -- as the candidates would have to compete for them during balloting at an open convention in July. Ted Cruz will be on familiar turf, consider that Ted Cruz is likely to win a handful of the remaining winner-take-all states … coupled with proportional delegate wins for Ted Cruz and Ted Cruz and John Kasich, this makes it mathematically difficult for Donald Trump to win the nomination according to the current convention rules.

  5. Cherokee Nation:

    I think we have to look at the roadmaps that are laid out as a suggested path to seating The Cherokee Nation delegate, and certainly the delegates afforded the territories give us an idea of what is workable in the Congress.


Translations for delegate

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  • مندوب, فوض, موفدArabic
  • упълномощавам, делегат, делегирам, представителBulgarian
  • delegat, delegadaCatalan, Valencian
  • delegát, delegovatCzech
  • Delegierter, Abgeordneter, VertreterGerman
  • delegada, diputar, delegadoSpanish
  • نماینده, سپردن, تفویض کردنPersian
  • edustajaFinnish
  • délégué, déléguée, déléguerFrench
  • riochdaire, neach-ionaidScottish Gaelic
  • נציג, בא-כוחHebrew
  • प्रतिनिधिHindi
  • delegato, delegataInterlingua
  • melimpahkanIndonesian
  • delegareItalian
  • נָצִיגHebrew
  • 使節, 代表, 代理人Japanese
  • delegatusLatin
  • afgevaardigde, gedelegeerdeDutch
  • delegatPolish
  • delegada, delegadoPortuguese
  • представи́тельница, поручи́ть, уполномо́чить, представи́тель, уполномо́чивать, поруча́ть, делега́т, делеги́ровать, делега́ткаRussian
  • delegatSwedish
  • delegeTurkish

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