I will have to delegate this job to Sam, who knows how to do these things.
•The job was delegated to Sally.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
delegate — I UK [ˈdeləɡət] / US noun [countable] Word forms delegate : singular delegate plural delegates ** someone who is chosen to represent a group of other people at a meeting II UK [ˈdeləɡeɪt] / US [ˈdeləˌɡeɪt] verb Word forms delegate : present tense … English dictionary
delegate — del|e|gate1 [ delə,geıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give part of your work, duties, or responsibilities to someone who is more junior: Because Henry hated to delegate, he was always overworked. delegate something to someone: He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
delegate — ▪ I. delegate del‧e‧gate 1 [ˈdelgt] noun [countable] someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group: • Around 350 delegates attended the conference. • Delegates to the union s annual meeting are expected to … Financial and business terms
delegate — ♦♦♦ delegates, delegating, delegated (The noun is pronounced [[t]de̱lɪgət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]de̱lɪgeɪt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially … English dictionary
hand something on — GIVE, pass, hand, transfer, grant, cede, surrender, relinquish, yield; part with, let go of; bequeath, will, leave. → hand * * * pass something to the next person in a series or succession he had handed on the family farm to his son ■ pass… … Useful english dictionary
devolve — verb a) to delegate something to someone else For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly devolved upon him to take some measures on the subject he pondered suitable ways and means during which Stephen repeatedly… … Wiktionary
hear — verb past tense and past participle heard /h:d/ 1 HEAR SOUNDS/WORDS ETC (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to know that a sound is being made, using your ears: Did you hear that noise? | I called his name, but he pretended not to hear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
deliver — de·liv·er vt ered, er·ing: to transfer possession of (property) to another: put into the possession or exclusive control of another a deed must be deliver ed to be effective W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. see also gift compare bail … Law dictionary
allot — I verb addicere, administer, adsignare, allocate, appoint, apportion, assign, deal, delimit, demarcate, designate, dispense, disperse, dispose, distribuere, distribute, divide, dole, earmark, indicate, measure, mete, mete out, parcel out,… … Law dictionary
Delegative Democracy — Delegate Democracy is a form of democratic control whereby voting power is vested in delegates, rather than representatives. This term is a generic description of either already existing or proposed popular control apparatuses. Contents 1 The… … Wikipedia
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