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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun del-i-git, -geyt; verb del-i-geyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; verb ˈdɛl ɪˌgeɪt |
Definition of delegates
Origin :- late 15c., from Old French delegat or directly from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare "to send as a representative," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate).
- noun representative, often governmental
- verb give authority; empower
- verb assign responsibility
- His name had not been placed in nomination until the 35th polling of the delegates.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Jarrett then led me into one of the rooms of the station, where the French delegates were waiting.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Thereupon, Bismarck proceeded to domineer over the delegates.
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- The delegates to the Atterbury Convention were elected to-night.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I'm going with the other Chapter delegates; we will travel together.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- They are only delegates of police, and over them is this Minister of the Interior.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Each of these three had clamoured that Andre-Louis Moreau should be one of its delegates.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- There were delegates from every city in America, and from every town in Ireland.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- There were five hundred delegates, sent up by the votes of the people.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- I felt for you, on seeing the order in which the balloting placed the delegates in Congress.
- Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler
Synonyms for delegates
- accredit
- agent
- alternate
- ambassador
- appoint
- appointee
- assign
- authorize
- cast
- catchpole
- charge
- choose
- commission
- commissioner
- consign
- constitute
- consul
- depute
- deputize
- deputy
- designate
- devolve
- elect
- emissary
- entrust
- envoy
- factor
- front
- give
- give nod
- hand over
- hold responsible for
- invest
- legate
- license
- mandate
- member
- member of Congress
- minister
- mouthpiece
- name
- nominate
- nominee
- ordain
- parcel out
- pass on
- people's choice
- pinch hitter
- place trust in
- plenipotentiary
- proxy
- regent
- relegate
- rep
- replacement
- select
- senator
- send on errand
- send on mission
- shunt
- spokesperson
- stand-in
- substitute
- surrogate
- swear in
- transfer
- vicar
- viceroy
- warrant
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