Synonyms of delegate

delegate 1 of 2

noun

ˈde-li-gət 

1

as in ambassador

a person sent on a mission to represent another

the delegate had a list of concerns to discuss with the country's new prime minister

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassador
• representative
• envoy
• minister
• agent
• diplomat
• legate
• consul
• emissary
• deputy
• proxy
• missionary
• spokesperson
• foreign minister
• attaché
• apostle
• nuncio
• procurator
• messenger
• ambassadress
• evangelist
• legation
• chargé d'affaires
• deputation
• courier
• mouthpiece
• detachment

2

as in representative

a person who acts or does business for another

the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representative
• deputy
• agent
• attorney
• manager
• minister
• proxy
• ambassador
• assignee
• rep
• envoy
• factor
• commissary
• procurator
• diplomat
• spokesperson
• surrogate
• substitute
• speaker
• plenipotentiary
• replacement
• foreign minister
• spokesman
• legate
• distributor
• diplomatist
• operative
• stand-in
• sub
• liaison
• alternate
• emissary
• spy
• broker
• arbitrator
• backup
• mediator
• arbiter
• informer
• intermediary
• relief
• pinch hitter
• conciliator
• peacemaker
• understudy
• middleman
• prophet
• point man
• intercessor
• mouthpiece
• compradore
• point person
• comprador
• go-between
• interposer

delegate

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verb

ˈde-li-ˌgāt 

1

as in to appoint

to appoint as one's representative

he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appoint
• deputize
• commission
• assign
• depute
• nominate
• designate
• charge
• name

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogate
• abdicate

2

as in to hand

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hand
• leave
• transfer
• give
• relinquish
• deliver
• pass
• entrust
• transmit
• trust
• commit
• grant
• commend
• confide
• recommend
• vest
• intrust
• hand over
• turn over
• assign
• loan
• submit
• consign
• confer
• give over
• distribute
• divide
• repose
• lend
• deal (out)
• will
• bequeath
• dispense
• furnish
• supply
• surrender
• turn in
• disperse
• yield
• hand in
• release
• hand down
• advance
• recommit
• hand on
• redeliver
• retransmit
• retransfer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold
• retain
• keep
• withhold
• receive
• own
• possess
• accept
• reserve
• take
• hold back
• occupy
• detain
• take over
• take in

Examples of delegate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Of course, no Democratic delegates are being housed there. —Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024

What isn’t rare is that Harris was chosen by delegates to the DNC, instead of primary voters. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024

Verb

Tasks were also inappropriately delegated to a non-licensed tech during the procedure, the complaint says. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024

How challenging was delegating different duties to other people or was that a seamless transition for you? —Okla Jones, Essence, 8 Aug. 2024

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