word | delegate |
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definition | noun A delegate is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting. verb If you delegate duties, responsibilities, or power to someone, you give them those duties, those responsibilities, or that power so that they can act on your behalf. He plans to delegate more authority to his deputies. How many of their activities can be safely and effectively delegated to less trained staff? Many employers find it hard to delegate. A key factor in running a business is the delegation of responsibility. If you are delegated to do something, you are given the duty of acting on someone else's behalf by making decisions, voting, or doing some particular work. Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement. |
inflections | delegatesdelegatingdelegateddelegation |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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