delegate
Example Sentences
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"If there is safe passage, what are the terms and the conditions for such safe passage?" the South Pacific islands' delegate asked.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
“When you go from assistant coach to head coach, you have to take a few steps back. But you need to make sure you delegate to competent people,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
You hire them to delegate your investment decisions — not to beat market averages.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
He starred as Joe Mayo in Seinfeld in 1998, playing a party host known to delegate burdensome jobs to his guests.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Storyteller and secretary and doer of odd jobs, neither Tizerkane nor delegate, just someone along for the dream.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.