- a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
- (formerly) the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- a member of the lower house of the state legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia.
- to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.
- to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.
- a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting
- a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives
- to give or commit (duties, powers, etc) to another as agent or representative; depute
- to send, authorize, or elect (a person) as agent or representative
- to assign (a person owing a debt to oneself) to one's creditor in substitution for oneself