subdelegate

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noun

sub·​delegate

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: a deputy for a delegate

often : one to whom a delegated power or responsibility is transferred usually for a particular case or situation

subdelegate

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transitive verb

sub·​delegate

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: to transfer (as a power or right delegated to oneself) to another

subdelegate legislative powers to an executive branch

subdelegation

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noun

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Medieval Latin subdelegatus, from Latin sub- + Medieval Latin delegatus delegate

Transitive verb

Medieval Latin subdelegatus, past participle of subdelegare to subdelegate, from Latin sub- + delegare to delegate

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