delegate

“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

The Spanish government's delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martin, seized upon a forecast dip in temperatures Saturday to say "there is a real opportunity now to tackle this fire with some guarantee of success".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Jackson is the mini-me Platner on the blue-collar and policy front, the top reason the party’s county delegate conventions rallied to him this past weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Ah been a delegate to de big ’ssociation of life.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

It was Ghana that tabled the UN resolution, and in June, a summit on reparations was held in its capital, Accra, with delegates from around 80 countries, who concluded that recompense was long overdue.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

But his comment went down with the delegates like a lead balloon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The upshot was that instead of a more community-minded gathering of citizens casting ballots for friends and neighbors, delegates were simply voted into the state convention based on whom they would support for the Senate.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

In fact, when the delegates had all assembled in Alkonost to cross the desert together, Thyon Nero had failed to recognize him.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Those people said his condition eventually improved and he has delegated responsibilities to his executive team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

In 2022, the 5th Circuit ruled that this arrangement delegated “government power to a private entity without sufficient agency supervision” and struck it down.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026

“I don’t see where Harmeet Dhillon has the experience or the normal level of authority that this would be delegated to,” the official said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

The PAC had launched its own propaganda campaign and I was delegated to make our case wherever possible.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Similarly to that crawl, L.A.’s will feature a passport system, which involves delegating stamps for every purchase of $10 or more at each stop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

He joked that by delegating Vance to sign it and take on negotiations, the vice president can get some of the blame if it goes wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

"Militaries adopt AI to speed up processes such as target identification. But delegating life-and-death decisions to machines poses profound ethical and human rights risks," said Patrick Wilcken of Amnesty International.

From BBC ● May 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

This morning Dad has taken the liberty of delegating tasks through passive-aggressive Post-it notes hidden like Easter eggs all over the house.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman