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01. Listen, you're working too hard. That's why you have an assistant. You've got to learn to [delegate] more of your work to her.
02. Jasmine was chosen as the class [delegate] to speak to the teacher about their plans for the graduation ceremony.
03. You can get into a dangerous situation when certain duties are [delegated] to less senior staff members who do not have enough experience.
04. The Israeli government threw a huge welcome for the first Egyptian trade [delegation] to come to the country in its history.
05. [Delegates] for the two candidates are meeting to discuss what will happen after the next ballot.
06. The American Constitution was written in Philadelphia in 1787 by 55 [delegates] to a constitutional convention.
07. She has been chosen as a [delegate] to a women's conference being held in Beijing next year.
08. Canada's [delegate] Raymond St-Pierre is meeting with his French counterpart this afternoon to discuss the issue.
09. The three-member [delegation] has issued a statement saying that negotiations are going well.
10. A [delegation] of major industrialists met with the President today to discuss barriers to trade.
11. As our boss gets closer to retirement, he has been [delegating] more and more responsibilities to his son.
12. In his guidelines for bureaucrats, James Boren wrote, "When in trouble, [delegate]".
13. Researchers have found that the [delegates] that attended the American Constitutional Convention in 1787 spent much of their time getting drunk.
14. [Delegation] by those in upper management is not a sign of weakness, but rather of strength in recognizing and benefiting from the skills and knowledge of those around them.
15. The governor met today with a [delegation] of parents concerned about cuts to the education budget.
16. In 1997, [delegates] from 150 nations met to discuss environmental concerns at the Kyoto summit.
17. In 1955, the French [delegation] to the U.N. withdrew after the world organization voted to debate the situation in Algeria.
18. Timothy Firnstahl once said that [delegating] means letting others become the experts and hence the best.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • 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, a. [L. delegatus, p. p.] Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge. Delegate power. Strype. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — [n] representative, often governmental agent, alternate, ambassador, appointee, catchpole*, commissioner, consul, deputy, emissary, envoy, factor, front*, legate, member, member of congress, minister, mouthpiece, nominee, people’s choice, pinch… …   New thesaurus

  • Delegate — Del e*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delegated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delegating}.] 1. To send as one s representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • delegate to — index authorize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • delegate — (n.) late 15c., from O.Fr. delegat or directly from L. delegatus, pp. of delegare to send as a representative, from de from, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + legare send with a commission (see LEGATE (Cf. legate)). The verb is from 1520s. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • delegate — ► NOUN 1) a person sent to represent others, in particular at a conference. 2) a member of a committee. ► VERB 1) entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person. 2) authorize (someone) to act as a representative. DERIVATIVES delegator …   English terms dictionary

  • delegate — [del′ə git; ] for v. [, del′əgāt΄] n. [ME delegat < ML delegatus < pp. of L delegare, to send from one place to another, appoint, assign < de , from + legare, to send: see LEGATE] 1. a person authorized or sent to speak and act for… …   English World dictionary

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