Delegate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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), del·e·gat·ed, del·e·gat·ing.
  1. to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.
  2. to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.
noun (ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt, -ɡɪt)
  1. a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting
  2. a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives
verb (ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt)
  1. to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute
  2. to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative
  3. to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself
Delegate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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