English noun: delegate | |||
1. | delegate (person) a person appointed or elected to represent others | ||
Broader (hypernym) | representative | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apostolic delegate | ||
English verb: delegate | |||
1. | delegate (social) transfer power to someone | ||
Synonyms | depute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
2. | delegate (social) give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
Examples | They delegate him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | assign, depute, designate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appoint, charge | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | advance, break, bump, cast, cast, delegate, demote, depute, devolve, elevate, kick downstairs, kick upstairs, mandate, mandate, place, place, post, promote, raise, reassign, regiment, relegate, task, transfer, upgrade | ||