delegate
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We’re underestimating the often-invisible work of people who enable higher-ranking leaders to delegate and get the most out of front-line employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, the central government's delegate in Ceuta, addressed the revelations about the text messages the CNI had sent to his office the day before the mass crossing.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
I wanted to kick myself for not remembering that he was the other room 81 delegate.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
The FAI eventually took a vote of its delegates in July, in which 75 members voted to play the matches and 32 voted to boycott.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Jackson, a former state lawmaker, was chosen by Maine Democratic Party delegates to run in place of Platner, who dropped out in July after sexual misconduct allegations against him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The motion, which also called for the five-year route to settlement to be retained for workers, was passed unanimously by delegates.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Other delegates bristled that the spat between close allies was an unnecessary distraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Despite Anthony’s speech, the delegates voted in favor of censure, 53 to 41.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
And an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in 2012 delegated this authority to the secretary of defense.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 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
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
He has also espoused a more collegiate style of governance, delegating some particularly sensitive topics to his senior clergy.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
"Militaries adopt AI to speed up processes such as target identification. But delegating life-and-death decisions to machines poses profound ethical and human rights risks," said Patrick Wilcken of Amnesty International.
From BBC ● 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
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