delegate

When you delegate to a person, your own burden can lighten, because part of your responsibility has gone elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

A team player, Cook knew when to step back and delegate reponsibilities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I’ve learned to delegate and let other people take over.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The court may specify how that disposal will happen, or it may delegate that decision to a person appointed to carry out the order.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Another source was Elias Boudinot, a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress who went into the army as a colonel and became superintendent of British prisoners of war.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

The annual event, co-ordinated by the Guernsey Nature Commission, brings together delegates to share ideas and develop joint projects aimed at protecting the natural environment.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

As Guilfoyle got ready for her speech in a side room at the Thessaloniki conference earlier this month, Marafatsos poked his head out of the room to talk to delegates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jackson, a former state lawmaker, was chosen by Maine Democratic Party delegates to run in place of Platner, who dropped out in July after sexual misconduct allegations against him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

I got time off from my job at the South Side Boys’ Club and, along with several other delegates, hitchhiked to New York.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

It was plausible to assume that the framers delegated to future courts the authority to apply the amendment to new means of invading what the amendment was meant to protect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

In his third term, Xi has delegated some responsibilities to a small group of loyalists who are in their late 60s and early 70s—considered too old to be viable successors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

I delegated what I could to Melissa and other members of my transition team.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Four years into retirement, I’m enjoying the benefits of delegating money matters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In theory, we could able to liberate ourselves of dull, menial tasks, such as replying to emails, going to meetings or managing calendars and diaries, by delegating these to capable bots.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

"Our historical experience has taught us that delegating vital matters... to international judicial bodies has been detrimental to our sovereignty and our territorial integrity," he said.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

He was delegating the red rubber bands to Laney when his mom called to him from the kitchen.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser