Advertisement

View definitions for delegate

delegate

verb as in assign responsibility

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

I think, not that every kid can delegate reading their homework assignment or delegate memorizing their times table.

The state GOP’s governing board voted late Tuesday night to hold its convention in parking lots spread out across campus, with thousands of delegates seated in their vehicles and candidate speeches possibly piped in through car radios.

To me, that’s a clear reflection that those delegates had been in prior communication with the candidate, or someone else.

I secured the delegate list, made the calls and many folks didn’t answer or return my call.

A local bill to overhaul disciplinary practices has been shelved as delegates in Annapolis debate broader changes statewide.

“Welcome, welcome to Brooklyn,” the senator sang as each delegate descended from the bus.

The Stalwarts hoped to swarm the convention and force a challenge to the delegate roll.

Shaw put himself right alongside the line and took a minute to shake hands and greet each delegate.

Under the Soviet regime, people preferred to delegate power and decision-making to others—Stalin, for example.

Virginia State Delegate Barbara Comstock is the ur-Republican.

One delegate said that he found fully one third of the men in his wards professing Christians.

A delegate of the Christian Commission sat down to write a letter for him to his wife, to be sent by a flag of truce.

The Tallest Delegate was called smartly to order; he rebelled, but when threatened with the sergeant-at-arms subsided amid jeers.

The delegate from Marion, like the mysterious person from Pulaski, was a stranger to state conventions.

The next morning the ejected delegate sailed for London, but soon went to Paris where he helped to form radical groups.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for smile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 1535 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to delegate, such as: appointee, assignment, nominee, office, post, and berth.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement