delegate
US: /ˈdɛɫəˌɡeɪt/, /ˈdɛɫəɡət/
English Vietnamese dictionary
delegate /'deligit/
- danh từ
- người đại biểu, người đại diện
- người được uỷ nhiệm
- ngoại động từ
- cử làm đại biểu
- uỷ quyền, uỷ thác, giao phó
- to delegate a person to perform a duty: uỷ quyền cho ai làm một nhiệm vụ
- to delegate a task to someone: giao nhiệm vụ cho ai
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them: The conference was attended by delegates from 56 countries.
+ verb
1 ~ (sth) (to sb) to give part of your work, power or authority to sb in a lower position than you: [V] Some managers find it difficult to delegate. + [VN] The job had to be delegated to an assistant.
2 [VN to inf] [usually passive] to choose sb to do sth: I've been delegated to organize the Christmas party.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 envoy, agent, legate, representative, ambassador, plenipotentiary, minister, emissary, commissioner, (papal) nuncio, (papal) internuncio, spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, go-between:
They kowtowed to the delegate from His Imperial Highness.
v.
2 depute, commission, appoint, designate, assign, name, nominate, accredit, authorize, empower, mandate:
The president delegated Ambassador Foxley to represent him at the meeting.
3 assign, give, hand over or on, pass over or on, depute, transfer, entrust, relegate, Colloq pass the buck for, US buck:
She has delegated the responsibility to one of the directors.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
conference, congress, convention | government, party, trade union
VERB + DELEGATE
elect | send
They decided not to send a delegate to the conference.
DELEGATE + VERB
attend (sth)
No fewer than 2,000 delegates attended the conference.
PREP.
~ from
a delegate from the local Labour party
| ~ to
the British delegate to the United Nations
Concise English dictionary
delegates|delegated|delegating'delɪgət
noun
+a person appointed or elected to represent others
verb
+transfer power to someone
+give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
