Meaning of "delegate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DELEGATE

From Latin dēlēgāre to send on a mission, from lēgāre to send, depute.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DELEGATE

delegate  [ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELEGATE

Delegate is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb delegate in English.

WHAT DOES DELEGATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Delegate

A delegate is someone who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level.

Definition of delegate in the English dictionary

The first definition of delegate in the dictionary is a person chosen or elected to act for or represent another or others, esp at a conference or meeting. Other definition of delegate is a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives. Delegate is also to give or commit to another as agent or representative; depute.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DELEGATE

PRESENT

Present

I delegate

you delegate

he/she/it delegates

we delegate

you delegate

they delegate

Present continuous

I am delegating

you are delegating

he/she/it is delegating

we are delegating

you are delegating

they are delegating

Present perfect

I have delegated

you have delegated

he/she/it has delegated

we have delegated

you have delegated

they have delegated

Present perfect continuous

I have been delegating

you have been delegating

he/she/it has been delegating

we have been delegating

you have been delegating

they have been delegating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I delegated

you delegated

he/she/it delegated

we delegated

you delegated

they delegated

Past continuous

I was delegating

you were delegating

he/she/it was delegating

we were delegating

you were delegating

they were delegating

Past perfect

I had delegated

you had delegated

he/she/it had delegated

we had delegated

you had delegated

they had delegated

Past perfect continuous

I had been delegating

you had been delegating

he/she/it had been delegating

we had been delegating

you had been delegating

they had been delegating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will delegate

you will delegate

he/she/it will delegate

we will delegate

you will delegate

they will delegate

Future continuous

I will be delegating

you will be delegating

he/she/it will be delegating

we will be delegating

you will be delegating

they will be delegating

Future perfect

I will have delegated

you will have delegated

he/she/it will have delegated

we will have delegated

you will have delegated

they will have delegated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been delegating

you will have been delegating

he/she/it will have been delegating

we will have been delegating

you will have been delegating

they will have been delegating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would delegate

you would delegate

he/she/it would delegate

we would delegate

you would delegate

they would delegate

Conditional continuous

I would be delegating

you would be delegating

he/she/it would be delegating

we would be delegating

you would be delegating

they would be delegating

Conditional perfect

I would have delegate

you would have delegate

he/she/it would have delegate

we would have delegate

you would have delegate

they would have delegate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been delegating

you would have been delegating

he/she/it would have been delegating

we would have been delegating

you would have been delegating

they would have been delegating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you delegate
we let´s delegate
you delegate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to delegate

Past participle

delegated

Present Participle

delegating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DELEGATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «delegate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of delegate

accredit · agent · ambassador · appoint · assign · authorize · commission · commissioner · consign · contract · depute · deputy · designate · devolve · empower · engage · entrust · envoy · give · hand over · legate · mandate · nominate · proxy · relegate · representative · select · transfer

TRANSLATION OF DELEGATE

Find out the translation of delegate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of delegate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «delegate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 代表
• Translator English - Spanish: delegado
• English: delegate
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रतिनिधि
• Translator English - Arabic: مَنْدُوب
• Translator English - Russian: делегат
• Translator English - Portuguese: representante
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রতিনিধি
• Translator English - French: délégué
• Translator English - Malay: Mewakilkan
• Translator English - German: Delegierter
• Translator English - Japanese: 代表
• Translator English - Korean: 대표자
• Translator English - Javanese: Utusan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đại biểu
• Translator English - Tamil: பிரதிநிதி
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रतिनिधी
• Translator English - Turkish: temsilci
• Translator English - Italian: delegato
• Translator English - Polish: delegat
• Translator English - Ukrainian: делегат
• Translator English - Romanian: delegat
• Translator English - Greek: αντιπρόσωπος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: afgevaardigde
• Translator English - Swedish: delegat
• Translator English - Norwegian: utsending

10 QUOTES WITH «DELEGATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word delegate.

1

James Altucher

I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that.

2

James H. Boren

When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.

3

Eli Broad

The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels.

4

Alton Brown

I'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work - which is almost harder for me than doing the work myself. I'm a lousy delegator, but I'm learning.

5

Marlene Dietrich

A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.

6

Daniel L. Doctoroff

I either delegate something, I dump it, or I deal with it.

7

Byron Dorgan

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

8

Mario Draghi

I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.

9

Jessica Jackley

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

10

Jurgen Klinsmann

I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELEGATE»

Discover the use of delegate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delegate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How To Delegate

Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop first-class delegation skills that will dramatically improve results and relationships. This innovative series covers a wide range of management and personal development topics.

Robert Heller, 2009

The Delegate from Venus

Delegate, venus, Venusian, robot, cyborg, henry, slesar, Sci-fi, science fiction, classic sci-fi, astounding stories, old sci-fi, amazing stories, fantastic stories

Henry Slesar, 2011

The Winning Delegate: An Insider's Guide to Model United Nations

Written by a MUNer for MUNers, The Winning Delegate will get novice delegates started and will provide hints and tips for more experienced delegates to improve their skills.

Kerem Turunç, 2009

The Delegate from New York, Or, Proceedings of the Federal ...

Lansing, John, Jr. The Delegate from New York or Proceedings of the Federal Convention of 1787 from the Notes of John Lansing, Jr. Edited by Joseph Reese Strayer.

John Lansing, Joseph Reese Strayer, 1939

Effective People Management: Improve Performance Delegate ...

Effective People Management gives the reader a robust understanding of all the key activities involved in managing staff and maintaining high performance, including chapters on leadership, motivating people, team building, delegating, ...

Pat Wellington, 2011

How to Delegate: Management Development

Provides a step-by-step guide on how to delegate tasks. Offers tips on deciding what to delegate and how to choose the right person. Includes a quiz on effective delegation practices and a job aid flow charting a decision to delegate.

Sandra Millers Younger, Barbara Darraugh, 1990

Goal-Independent Central Banks: Why Politicians Decide to ...

A motivation for central bank independence (CBI) is that policy delegation helps politicians manage diverse coalitions. This paper develops a model of coalition formation that predicts when delegation will occur.

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Accelerated C# 2010

Notice that the first two delegates are created by creating instances of the ProcessResults type, which is the type created by the delegate declaration, and passing the target method in the constructor argument list. However, the delegate3 ...

Trey Nash, 2010

DK Essential Managers: How to Delegate

The Essential Manager have sold more than 1.9 million copies worldwide! Experienced and novice managers alike can benefit from these compact guides.

Robert Heller, 1999

Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Developer's Cookbook

Comments Sometimes, you might want a single delegate to bind to several different implementations, thereby causing each implementation to be invoked when the delegate is called. This premise is behind the multicast delegate. A multicast ...

Mark Schmidt, Simon Robinson, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELEGATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delegate is used in the context of the following news items.

GOP delegate says racial composition, protecting incumbents were …

Delegate Chris Jones of Suffolk testified Wednesday in federal court in Alexandria. The GOP-controlled House of Delegates is defending itself ... «WJLA, Jul 15»

BRICS Business Council Boosts Cooperation Among Members …

According to the delegate, BRICS Business Council is facilitating visa applications for the businesspeople in the five countries. "The BRICS ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»

Republican Delegate Steven Landes Speaks with Local State Police

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (NEWSPLEX) -- Republican delegate Steven Landes, stumping for re-election, visited Albemarle County today to ... «The Charlottesville Newsplex, Jul 15»

Dog shot in Delegate main street, police investigating

Tiny the blue heeler was found shot dead in a Delegate street on Friday night. Police are investigating and keen to hear from anyone with ... «Bombala Times, Jul 15»

Delegate compliance duties to a select few

To ensure your dealership remains legally compliant, appoint a select group of compliance staffers, advises Karen Rowe, finance director at Elk ... «Automotive News, Jul 15»

Monongalia delegate wants legislative action on roads

Delegate Joe Statler (R-Monongalia) supports home rule for WV counties. “It became quite evident through conversations I had with fellow ... «West Virginia MetroNews, Jul 15»

NYC & Company announces expansion of Delegate Discount Pass …

NYC & Company, New York City's official marketing, tourism and partnership organisation, has expanded its Delegate Discount Pass program ... «ITCM, Jul 15»

Queer Collaborations Conference Under Fire For Refusing To Ban …

Queer Collaborations Conference Under Fire For Refusing To Ban Delegate Accused of Sexual Harassment. By Sam Langford on July 7, 2015. Tweet · Pin It ... «Honi Soit, Jul 15»

Renamo Dissidents Call for Dismissal of Provincial Delegate

The group said they did not want Fernando to remain as provincial delegate, “and we blame the national headquarters because it does not ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Conservatory & Garden Room day delegate package to be …

The Barbican has launched a new day delegate package for the Conservatory and Garden Room at The Meetings Show today. «ITCM, Jul 15»