Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable, obsolete, participle, past)Delegated

  2. (adjective, not comparable, obsolete)Acting as a delegate, delegated; of, pertaining to a delegate

Examples

43 sentences

  1. I have no problem delegating authority.

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  2. Are you good at delegating tasks?

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  3. Tom isn't a very good boss because he has trouble delegating tasks to others.

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  4. Sixty delegates were elected.

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  5. The delegates voted on the issue.

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Origin

From Middle English delegat(e) (“delegated”, used as a past participle and adjective), use

From Middle English delegat(e) (“delegated”, used as a past participle and adjective), used as the past participle of delegate up until Early Modern English, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
deledelectabledelegationdeleteB1deleterious

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