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[del-i-git, -gayt, del-i-gayt] / ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt, ˈdɛl ɪˌgeɪt /






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She’s currently serving as a nurse delegate in contract negotiations with the hospital, an HCA Healthcare facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

In real life, he prefers to delegate the unpleasant task to an underling.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

On Thursday, France's minister delegate for international trade, Nicolas Forissier, told AFP that countries have found common ground "on the fact that it's not acceptable to weaponize food and agriculture" in conflicts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, the central government's delegate in Ceuta, addressed the revelations about the text messages the CNI had sent to his office the day before the mass crossing.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

From this one can extract another notable observation: princes must delegate distasteful tasks to others, while pleasant ones they should keep for themselves.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Under the constitution, Congress has authority over tariffs, which it delegates to the president in specific circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“This decision has been taken to ensure that our milestone tenth edition delivers the full scale, quality, and impact that our partners, members, speakers, and delegates expect,” the organizers said in an email to attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Top delegates to the Pacific talks will hold a one-day retreat on low-lying Tuvalu, a small island nation laying plans to relocate the population if it is consumed by the ocean.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The FAI eventually took a vote of its delegates in July, in which 75 members voted to play the matches and 32 voted to boycott.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Lazlo had hoped that, of all the delegates, Thyon wouldn’t prove to be Weep’s savior, deliverer from shadow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

He dismissed Ezzo’s claim that he delegated some meetings to subordinates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The licences are issued by the Football Association, though the process itself is delegated to the Premier League.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Stevenson sits on the equality, human rights and civil justice committee as well as the transport committee, and is a substitute member of the delegated powers and law reform committee.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

That hasn’t kept him from abusing other trade powers delegated by Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

Call it CEO parenting: treating the modern family as a small enterprise and delegating low-joy tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

These set out guidance on what states can do to enhance credibility and improve transparency, including by delegating investigations to a third party if necessary.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

People can tell the difference between making a decision and delegating it to a system.

From MarketWatch ● 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


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