Delegate

English Meaning

Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.

1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or an agent.
2. A representative to a conference or convention.
3. A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.
4. An elected or appointed representative of a U.S. territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not vote.
5. To authorize and send (another person) as one's representative.
6. To commit or entrust to another: delegate a task to a subordinate.
7. Law To appoint (one's debtor) as a debtor to one's creditor in place of oneself.