Delegate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (syn: assign, depute, designate)
Extra examples
He's been chosen as a delegate to the convention.
A manager should delegate authority to the best employees.
Those chores can be delegated to someone else.
He doesn't delegate very well.
She was delegated to represent us.
Around 350 delegates attended the conference.
A good manager knows when to delegate.
It takes experience to judge correctly how much power should be delegated.
Minor tasks should be delegated to your assistant.
I was delegated to find a suitable conference venue.
He was delegated to meet them at Waterloo Station.
The committee delegated the appointment of staff to the chairman.
He was delegated to organize and lead the expedition.
...you should delegate these fiddling matters to your staff so that you can focus on more important issues...
Where appropriate, I delegate as much work as possible.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: delegate
he/she/it: delegates
present participle: delegating
past tense: delegated
past participle: delegated
singular: delegate
plural: delegates
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