delegate
English Thesaurus
1. a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | representative, |
| definition | : | a person who represents others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | apostolic delegate, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it (noun.person) |
2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | appoint, charge, |
| definition | : | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | mandate, |
| definition | : | assign authority to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cast, |
| definition | : | select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | post, |
| definition | : | assign to a post; put into a post (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | cast, |
| definition | : | assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | devolve, |
| definition | : | pass on or delegate to another (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | task, |
| definition | : | assign a task to (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | place, |
| definition | : | place somebody in a particular situation or location (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | regiment, |
| definition | : | assign to a regiment (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | reassign, transfer, |
| definition | : | transfer somebody to a different position or location of work (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | delegate, depute, |
| definition | : | transfer power to someone (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | mandate, |
| definition | : | assign under a mandate (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | place, |
| definition | : | assign to (a job or a home) (verb.social) |
3. transfer power to someone (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | assign, delegate, depute, designate, |
| definition | : | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social) |
4. a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person)
| derivation | : | assign, delegate, depute, designate, |
| definition | : | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | delegate, depute, |
| definition | : | transfer power to someone (verb.social) |
5. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social)
| derivation | : | delegacy, |
| definition | : | the appointment of a delegate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | assignment, duty assignment, |
| definition | : | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | delegate, |
| definition | : | a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person) |
6. transfer power to someone (verb.social)
| derivation | : | delegacy, |
| definition | : | the appointment of a delegate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | delegate, |
| definition | : | a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person) |
7. a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person)
| derivation | : | assign, delegate, depute, designate, |
| definition | : | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | delegate, depute, |
| definition | : | transfer power to someone (verb.social) |
8. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (verb.social)
| derivation | : | delegacy, |
| definition | : | the appointment of a delegate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | assignment, duty assignment, |
| definition | : | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | delegate, |
| definition | : | a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person) |
9. transfer power to someone (verb.social)
| derivation | : | delegacy, |
| definition | : | the appointment of a delegate (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | delegate, |
| definition | : | a person appointed or elected to represent others (noun.person) |
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