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• delegate — del·e·gate 1 / de li gət/ n [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put in charge]: a person empowered to act on behalf of another: as a: a person who is authorized to perform another s duties under a… …   Law dictionary

• delegate — n Delegate, deputy, representative designate a person who stands in place of another or others. It is not always possible to distinguish these words, for they are all used in different places or at different times to designate persons whose… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Delegate — Del e*gate, n. [L. delegatus, p. p. of delegare to send, delegate; de + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See {Legate}.] 1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Delegate (United States Congress) — A delegate to Congress is a non voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non voting delegate may vote… …   Wikipedia

• Delegate — For other uses, see Delegate (disambiguation). A delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization (e.g., a government, a charity, an NGO, or a trade union) at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level… …   Wikipedia

• delegate — ▪ I. delegate del‧e‧gate 1 [ˈdelgt] 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

• Elected mayors in the United Kingdom — Directly elected mayors are local government leaders elected by the general electorate, rather than by the local council. They were introduced into England in the 1990s and 2000s. London The Greater London Authority Act 1999 first introduced into …   Wikipedia

• delegate — del|e|gate1 [ˈdelıgıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: delegatus, from Latin legare to send as a representative ] someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group →↑representative ▪ Around 350… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• delegate — 1 noun (C) someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or take decisions for a group: We sent five delegates to the conference. 2 verb 1 (I, T) to give part of your power or work to someone in a lower position than you: A good manager… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• delegate — A person who is appointed, authorized, delegated or commissioned to act in the stead of another. Landro v. Pacific Atlantic S. S. Co., D.C.Wash., 30 F.Supp. 538, 539. Transfer of authority from one to another. A person to whom affairs are… …   Black's law dictionary

• delegate — A person who is appointed, authorized, delegated or commissioned to act in the stead of another. Landro v. Pacific Atlantic S. S. Co., D.C.Wash., 30 F.Supp. 538, 539. Transfer of authority from one to another. A person to whom affairs are… …   Black's law dictionary