Verb: delegate 'de-lu-gut or 'de-lu,geyt
- Allocate a task to a person
"The manager delegated the project to her most experienced team member";
- designate, depute, assign
- Transfer power to someone
"The CEO delegated the hiring decisions to the department heads";
- depute
- A person appointed or elected to represent others
"The delegate spoke on behalf of her constituents at the conference"
Derived forms: delegates, delegating, delegated
Type of: appoint, charge, rep [informal], representative
Encyclopedia: Delegate, New South Wales