delegate

Example Sentences

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The high courts often delegate some authority to the state bar or involve the bar in the process.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Buffon, who is Italy's technical delegate, said it was "an important moment" and the full focus had to be on Thursday's semi-final in Bergamo.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Claws are autonomous agents and can plan and execute tasks on their own, and, critically, spin up their own subagents to tackle specialized tasks, access files and themselves delegate tasks to other subagents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Naphat, 29, was expelled from the Games in December for "using unauthorised third-party software or hardware modification" during the Arena of Valor competition, a letter from a SEA Games delegate said at the time.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Then in the winter of 1840, Henry wrote that he had been elected as a delegate to the World Anti-Slavery Convention, in London, and he would be abroad for about eight months.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling