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delegate

[del-i-git, -geyt, del-i-geyt] / ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt, ˈdɛl ɪˌgeɪt /






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The Red Cross confirmed that a delegate visited Suu Kyi on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

With temperatures dipping around Madrid, "there is a real opportunity now to tackle this fire with some guarantee of success," the central government's delegate in the Spanish capital, Francisco Martin, told reporters late Friday.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

They choose to spend their time where they create the greatest value and delegate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Francisco Martín, the government delegate in Madrid, warned those numbers could rise as "embers are flying for miles and the fire is jumping great distances".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I wanted to kick myself for not remembering that he was the other room 81 delegate.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

It was Ghana that tabled the UN resolution, and in June, a summit on reparations was held in its capital, Accra, with delegates from around 80 countries, who concluded that recompense was long overdue.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

His remarks drew an ovation from 1,500 guests at Havana’s Palace of Conventions, including delegates from Communist parties stretching from Chile to China.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 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

Still smiling, he took the documents the delegates gave him and made ready to sign them.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

As a committed constitutionalist, he delegated the American crisis to his ministers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

In 2022, the 5th Circuit ruled that this arrangement delegated “government power to a private entity without sufficient agency supervision” and struck it down.

From Slate Jun. 12, 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

“What is it, Gus? Something you didn’t handle correctly? Some authority you delegated to somebody else?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

In theory, we could able to liberate ourselves of dull, menial tasks, such as replying to emails, going to meetings or managing calendars and diaries, by delegating these to capable bots.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

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

"Alter-Ego" may seem capable but "no-one has considered directly delegating the administration of pills" to it, neurologist Rachele Piras said.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

People can tell the difference between making a decision and delegating it to a system.

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

This morning Dad has taken the liberty of delegating tasks through passive-aggressive Post-it notes hidden like Easter eggs all over the house.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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