delegate

A team player, Cook knew when to step back and delegate reponsibilities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

“I’ve learned to delegate and let other people take over.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The court may specify how that disposal will happen, or it may delegate that decision to a person appointed to carry out the order.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Spanish government's delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martin, seized upon a forecast dip in temperatures Saturday to say "there is a real opportunity now to tackle this fire with some guarantee of success".

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

I met with student representatives to the delegate assembly and tried getting everyone involved in promoting school spirit.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

The four-day conference, which Steinem had a prominent role in organizing, brought together 2,000 elected delegates and 32,000 observers—women from every state as well as representatives from indigenous groups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

It attracts more than 2,000 delegates and retains some of the original features such as the MacTaggart lecture – named after the ground-breaking drama producer James MacTaggart who had died two years before.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Cellphones were banned from the ceremony, bags were closely screened and delegates put through a metal detector by a sizable security force.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

White and African police and members of the Special Branch milled around, taking photographs, writing in notebooks, and trying unsuccessfully to intimidate the delegates.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Rather than saddle an existing agency with additional duties, Congress delegated rulemaking and enforcement power to a private corporation known as the Horseracing Authority.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026

Its investment committee exercises fiduciary authority delegated by the legislature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“I don’t see where Harmeet Dhillon has the experience or the normal level of authority that this would be delegated to,” the official said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

But first a tissue sample had to be provided, which required a tricky biopsy that Farmer delegated to a very competent Haitian surgeon in Mirebalais.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Supervision of an agency is necessary to comply with the private nondelegation doctrine, a constitutional principle that prohibits Congress and agencies from delegating authority to private parties without sufficient government oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

But he has become good at delegating, too, with all of the backroom team delivering sessions so the squad don't get tired of hearing one voice.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

"Our historical experience has taught us that delegating vital matters... to international judicial bodies has been detrimental to our sovereignty and our territorial integrity," he said.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

He was delegating the red rubber bands to Laney when his mom called to him from the kitchen.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser