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Definition of delegate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

delegate

verb
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪt/
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they delegate
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪt/
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪt/
he / she / it delegates
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪts/
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪts/
past simple delegated
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd/
past participle delegated
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form delegating
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈdelɪɡeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to give part of your work, power or authority to somebody in a lower position than you
    • Some managers find it difficult to delegate.
    • delegate (something) (to somebody) The job had to be delegated to an assistant.
    Extra Examples
    • I delegate to my assistant whenever possible.
    • Some government power has been delegated to local authorities.
    • Some managers are reluctant to delegate work to their subordinates.
    • You must learn to delegate responsibility.
  2. [transitive] [usually passive] to choose somebody to do something
    • be delegated to do something I've been delegated to organize the Christmas party.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin delegatus ‘sent on a commission’, from the verb delegare, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’.
See delegate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee delegate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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