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# delegate

noun (a delegate, delegates — pronounced DEL-i-gut); verb (delegate, delegates, delegated, delegating — pronounced DEL-i-gate)

«delegate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) A person chosen to speak, vote or act for a group, especially at a meeting or conference. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#m1)
2. (verb) To give part of your work, power or a task to someone else to do for you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#m2)
3. (verb, formal) To choose someone to act for a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school: a class delegate goes to the school council meeting; a leader learns to delegate jobs in group work. In news and politics: delegates at a conference or the United Nations. At home: parents delegate chores to children. Phrases: «delegate to», «delegate tasks», «a delegate to the conference».

### Examples

- Each class chose one delegate for the school council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#x1)
- Delegates from many countries met to talk about the oceans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#x2)
- A good captain knows how to delegate jobs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#x3)
- Mum delegated the washing-up to me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#x4)
- The teacher delegated the job of handing out books to Priya. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#x5)
- Our delegate reported back to the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#x6)
- The manager delegated the planning to her team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/#x7)

### Note

The noun and verb are spelled the same but pronounced differently: noun «DEL-i-gut», verb «DEL-i-gayt». Noun: «delegation» (a group of delegates; or the act of delegating). When you delegate, you are still responsible for checking the job.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «delegate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/delegate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«delegate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delegate.html) on Mova free.