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delegate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛlɪɡət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• dĕlʹĭ-gət (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdɛləɡət/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdeləɡət/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈdɛlɪɡət/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus substantivized from the nominative masculine singular of dēlēgātus, the perfect passive participle of dēlēgō (“to send, assign, delegate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). See also legate.

Meanings

1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
2. A representative at a conference, etc.
3. (US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
4. A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.
   • Historically, all viable frameworks have always provided a mechanism to implement callbacks. C# goes one step further and encapsulates callbacks into callable objects called delegates. 2010, Trey Nash, Accelerated C# 2010, page xxvi:
5. A member of a governmental legislature who lacks voting power.
   • The house of delegates in apartheid-era South Africa lacked any real voting power.

Forms

Deriveds

walking delegate

Relateds

function pointer

Translations (137)

uk делега́т (deputy, envoy, representative) · nrf d'lédgi (deputy, envoy, representative) · ca delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · th ผู้แทน (deputy, envoy, representative) · et delegaat (deputy, envoy, representative) · sq delegate (deputy, envoy, representative) · de Vertreter (deputy, envoy, representative) · he נָצִיג (deputy, envoy, representative) · id wakil (deputy, envoy, representative) · ko 사절 (deputy, envoy, representative) · bg делега́т (deputy, envoy, representative) · ps نماينده (deputy, envoy, representative) · ca delegada (deputy, envoy, representative) · lt delegatė (deputy, envoy, representative) · de Delegierter (deputy, envoy, representative) · cmn 代表 (deputy, envoy, representative) · hi डेलीगेट (deputy, envoy, representative) · ka დელეგატი (deputy, envoy, representative) · be прадстаўні́ца (deputy, envoy, representative) · de Delegierte (deputy, envoy, representative) · bg представи́тел (deputy, envoy, representative) · lv delegāte (deputy, envoy, representative) · mi taraketi (deputy, envoy, representative) · fa-ira نِمایَنْدِه (deputy, envoy, representative) · ko 대표 (deputy, envoy, representative) · gd neach-ionaid (deputy, envoy, representative) · de Vertreterin (deputy, envoy, representative) · da befuldmægtiget (deputy, envoy, representative) · ru делега́тка (deputy, envoy, representative) · sq delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · cmn 使節 /使节 (deputy, envoy, representative) · ota ایلچی (deputy, envoy, representative) · pt delegado (deputy, envoy, representative) · sq përfaqsues (deputy, envoy, representative) · uk делега́тка (deputy, envoy, representative) · ar مُوفَد (deputy, envoy, representative) · hy դելեգատ (deputy, envoy, representative) · fi edustaja (deputy, envoy, representative) · hi प्रतिनिधि (deputy, envoy, representative) · lo ຜູ້ຕາງຫນ້າ (deputy, envoy, representative) · ug ۋەكىل (deputy, envoy, representative) · sk delegátka (deputy, envoy, representative) · lt atstovas (deputy, envoy, representative) · de Abgeordnete (deputy, envoy, representative) · da repræsentant (deputy, envoy, representative) · tg вакил (deputy, envoy, representative) · uz vakil (deputy, envoy, representative) · es delegado (deputy, envoy, representative) · hu delegátus (deputy, envoy, representative) · ia delegata (deputy, envoy, representative) · bg делега́тка (deputy, envoy, representative) · sl delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · fr délégué (deputy, envoy, representative) · hu küldött (deputy, envoy, representative) · mk претставничка (deputy, envoy, representative) · ru представи́тель (deputy, envoy, representative) · it delegata (deputy, envoy, representative) · tt делегат (deputy, envoy, representative) · el απεσταλμένη (deputy, envoy, representative) · ur مَنْدُوب (deputy, envoy, representative) · be дэлега́т (deputy, envoy, representative) · cs delegátka (deputy, envoy, representative) · hy պատգամավոր (deputy, envoy, representative) · he בא־כוח (deputy, envoy, representative) · hi नुमाइंदा (deputy, envoy, representative) · ko 대리인 (deputy, envoy, representative) · tg намоянда (deputy, envoy, representative) · ja 代理人 (deputy, envoy, representative) · ia delegato (deputy, envoy, representative) · pl delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · ru представи́тельница (deputy, envoy, representative) · ota سفیر (deputy, envoy, representative) · be прадстаўні́к (deputy, envoy, representative) · uz delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · uk представни́ця (deputy, envoy, representative) · ru делега́т (deputy, envoy, representative) · pl delegatka (deputy, envoy, representative) · ro delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · kk өкіл (deputy, envoy, representative) · et esindaja (deputy, envoy, representative) · sh delègāt (deputy, envoy, representative) · tr delege (deputy, envoy, representative) · is fulltrúi (deputy, envoy, representative) · lo ຜູ້ແທນ (deputy, envoy, representative) · ky делегат (deputy, envoy, representative) · bg представи́телка (deputy, envoy, representative) · lv pārstāve (deputy, envoy, representative) · hy պատվիրակ (deputy, envoy, representative) · cs delegát (deputy, envoy, representative) · mk делега́т (deputy, envoy, representative) · mk претставник (deputy, envoy, representative) · ja 代表 (deputy, envoy, representative) · sv delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · tk delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · fr déléguée (deputy, envoy, representative) · ba вәкил (deputy, envoy, representative) · nl afgevaardigde (deputy, envoy, representative) · pt delegada (deputy, envoy, representative) · es delegada (deputy, envoy, representative) · ar وَكِيل (deputy, envoy, representative) · da delegeret (deputy, envoy, representative) · it delegato (deputy, envoy, representative) · lv pārstāvis (deputy, envoy, representative) · ur نُمائِنْدَہ (deputy, envoy, representative) · de Abgeordneter (deputy, envoy, representative) · vi đại biểu (deputy, envoy, representative) · ro delegată (deputy, envoy, representative) · km ប្រតិភូ (deputy, envoy, representative) · nl gedelegeerde (deputy, envoy, representative) · lv delegāts (deputy, envoy, representative) · uz namoyanda (deputy, envoy, representative) · el απεσταλμένος (deputy, envoy, representative) · lt delegatas (deputy, envoy, representative) · fa-ira نُمایَنْدِه (deputy, envoy, representative) · ko 대리자 (deputy, envoy, representative) · mn төлөөлөгч (deputy, envoy, representative) · lt atstovė (deputy, envoy, representative) · sl delegatka (deputy, envoy, representative) · mk делега́тка (deputy, envoy, representative) · th ตัวแทน (deputy, envoy, representative) · km បេសកជន (deputy, envoy, representative) · nb delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · bn প্রতিনিধি (deputy, envoy, representative) · sh делѐга̄т (deputy, envoy, representative) · fa-ira وَکیل (deputy, envoy, representative) · my ကိုယ်စားလှယ် (deputy, envoy, representative) · nn delegat (deputy, envoy, representative) · fa-ira نَمایَنْدِه (deputy, envoy, representative) · uk представни́к (deputy, envoy, representative) · az nümayəndə (deputy, envoy, representative) · tt вәкил (deputy, envoy, representative) · ms wakil (deputy, envoy, representative) · sk delegát (deputy, envoy, representative) · gd riochdaire (deputy, envoy, representative) · be дэлега́тка (deputy, envoy, representative) · ja 使節 (deputy, envoy, representative) · kk делегат (deputy, envoy, representative)

delegate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• dĕlʹĭ-gāt' (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈdeləˌɡæɪt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the above noun by metanalysis or directly borrowed from Latin dēlēgātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates.
   • New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was perceived to delegate effectively. Wayne Mapp, a minister under Key observed he had 'a different style than the traditional style of New Zealand political management. He delegates in the manner of a chief executive, and lets ministers get on with their jobs' (Mapp 2014). 2020, Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Political Management: The Dance of Government and Politics:
2. (transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
   • The war on Covid-19 was delegated to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, a paralysed NHS and scientists publicly feuding over dud data. 2020 July 20, Simon Jenkins, “Britain deserves better than an Old Etonian Donald Trump”, in The Guardian:
3. (transitive) To appoint (someone) as one's representative.
4. (Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.

Forms

Deriveds

super-delegate · undelegated · nondelegated · subdelegate · delegatee · superdelegate · delegee · delegatable · redelegate · delegator · nondelegate

Synonyms

turn over

Translations (46)

cmn 委託 /委托 (to commit a task to someone) · uk делегува́ти (to commit a task to someone) · nrf d'lédgi (to commit a task to someone) · mi tuku mana (to commit a task to someone) · it delegare (to commit a task to someone) · cs delegovat (to commit a task to someone) · hy լիազորել (to commit a task to someone) · fa سپردن (to commit a task to someone) · fr déléguer (to commit a task to someone) · fi delegoida (to commit a task to someone) · no delegere (to commit a task to someone) · da uddelegere (to commit a task to someone) · th มอบหมาย (to commit a task to someone) · et delegeerima (to commit a task to someone) · ca delegar (to commit a task to someone) · be дэлегава́ць (to commit a task to someone) · es delegar (to commit a task to someone) · ru уполномо́чить (to commit a task to someone) · fi valtuuttaa (to commit a task to someone) · lv deleģēt (to commit a task to someone) · nl delegeren (to commit a task to someone) · vi giao phó (to commit a task to someone) · pt delegar (to commit a task to someone) · hu delegál (to commit a task to someone) · ru делеги́ровать (to commit a task to someone) · es diputar (to commit a task to someone) · ru поручи́ть (to commit a task to someone) · bg упълномощавам (to commit a task to someone) · fa تفویض کردن (to commit a task to someone) · hy պատվիրակել (to commit a task to someone) · fi antaa tehtäväksi (to commit a task to someone) · da delegere (to commit a task to someone) · vi uỷ thác (to commit a task to someone) · da overdrage (to commit a task to someone) · ro delega (to commit a task to someone) · sv delegera (to commit a task to someone) · bg делегирам (to commit a task to someone) · pl oddelegować (to commit a task to someone) · ru уполномо́чивать (to commit a task to someone) · cy dirprwyo (to commit a task to someone) · ar فوض (to commit a task to someone) · ast delegar (to commit a task to someone) · de delegieren (to commit a task to someone) · da betro (to commit a task to someone) · ru поруча́ть (to commit a task to someone) · grc διατάσσω (to commit a task to someone)

delegate en · ADJ · etymology 3

Etymology

From Middle English delegat(e) (“delegated”, used as a past participle and adjective), used as the past participle of delegate up until Early Modern English, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, obsolete, participle, past) delegated
2. (adjective, not-comparable, obsolete) Acting as a delegate, delegated; of, pertaining to a delegate

wikipedia: Early Modern English