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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
delegate
▶noun /ˈdɛlɪgət/ a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular a representative sent to a conference.

■ a member of a committee.

▶verb /ˈdɛlɪgeɪt/ entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person.

■ authorize (someone) to act as a representative or on one's behalf: Edward was delegated to meet new arrivals.
– derivatives
delegable /ˈdɛlɪgəb(ə)l/ adjective,
delegator noun.
– origin ME: from L. delegatus ‘sent on a commission’, from delegare, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’.



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